capricho — meaning in English
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English meaning
- caprice noun A sudden, impulsive change of mind or behavior with no clear reason.
- maggot noun The soft, legless larva of a fly, often found in decaying matter.
- vagary noun An unpredictable, irregular event or act.
- velleity noun A very weak wish, so faint that no one ever acts on it.
- 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
capricho is used for these senses in English:
- caprice An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
- maggot (archaic, or, dialect) A whimsy or fancy. [from 17th c.]
- vagary An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice or whim.
- velleity The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
- whim A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
- whimsy A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
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