capriccio — meaning in English

English meaning

• capriccio noun A sudden, playful or unexpected action; a prank or trick.
• fancy verb British informal: to want or feel attracted to something or someone.
• freak noun A person, animal, or thing that is highly unusual or abnormal.
• tantrum noun A sudden outburst of bad temper, especially a childish one.
• whim noun A sudden, playful, or impulsive idea or desire, with little or no real reason behind it.
• whimsy noun A playful, quaint, or fanciful quality; also, a passing fanciful idea.

Senses

capriccio is used for these senses in English:

• fancy A whim.
• freak (dated) A sudden change of mind.
• tantrum An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
• whim A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
• whimsy A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.

capriccio — full definition

1. noun A sudden, playful or unexpected action; a prank or trick.
2. noun A fanciful or whimsical thing, or a work of that kind.
3. noun A Renaissance-style painting that shows real buildings arranged in an imaginary landscape.
4. noun A lively piece of music with a loose, free structure.

fancy — full definition

1. verb British informal: to want or feel attracted to something or someone.
2. adjective Elaborate, decorative, or of a superior grade.
3. noun A sudden liking, whim, or the imagination itself.

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