launenhaft — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arbitrary adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
- capricious adj Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably, without an obvious reason.
- mercurial adjective Liable to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or behavior.
- petulant adj Irritable and sulky in a childish way, often over something minor.
- whimsical adj Playfully unusual, quaint, or fanciful, especially in a light-hearted way.
Senses
launenhaft is used for these senses in English:
- arbitrary Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.
- capricious Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
- mercurial (comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]
- petulant Childishly irritable.
- whimsical Given to whimsy.
arbitrary — full definition
- adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
- adj Used, in mathematics and logic, to mean "any one you like" out of all the possibilities — not random in the everyday sense, but unspecified.
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