Definitions for Caprice

Caprice ca·price

Spelling: [kuh-prees]
IPA: /kəˈpris/

Caprice is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 161 anagrams from letters in Caprice (acceipr).

Definitions for Caprice

noun

  1. a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
  2. a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness:
  3. Music. capriccio (def 1).

Origin of Caprice

1660-70; French Italian; see capriccio

Examples for Caprice

It's just as likely, perhaps, to be some caprice,—some passing fancy.

Margot—it was the caprice of the moment—presented me to the society as her cousin.

It was caprice that took me from the Silvie de Grasse, and put me in her sister-liner.

The devotion of Mr Sparkler was only to be equalled by the caprice and cruelty of his enslaver.

I cannot give any reason but caprice for quitting this ship.

But every one now knows that La Tonietta's caprice is Dario.

It is better to be torn to pieces at a spring, than to be a mouse at the caprice of such a cat.'

Why should we cultivate talents merely to gratify the caprice of tyrants?

But this was done for no known reason but the caprice of the draughtsman.

Her caprice, whether in private or public, was altogether unrestrained.

Word Value for Caprice
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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