caprice

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

a sudden desire“he bought it on an impulse”Synonyms: impulse whim

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Caprice \Ca*price"\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]s"), n. [F. caprice, It. capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, Cab, Caper, v. i.]

1.An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. "Caprices of appetite." --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mus.) See Capriccio.

Syn: Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness. [1913 Webster]

Capriccio \Ca*pric"cio\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]t"ch[-o]), n. [It. See Caprice.]

1.(Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice. [1913 Webster]

2.A caprice; a freak; a fancy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]