Word Of The Week (WOW #31)

Hi guys!

WOW-2Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.) It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my WOW post.

Word:

Capricious

Part Of Speech:

Adjective

Derivatives:

  • capriciously – adverb
  • capriciousness – noun

Pronunciation:

|kəˈprɪʃəs| ; ca-pri-cious

Meaning:

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

Changing according to no discernible rules; unpredictable.

Synonyms:

Fickle, inconstant, mercurial, erratic, whimsical.

Antonyms:

Stable, consistant.

Word Origin:

Early 17th century: from French capricieux, from Italian (see capriccioso).

Use In Sentences:

  • I almost died in a capricious winter storm.images-6
  • Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.
  • The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature.

I hope you guys like this word and hope it’s useful to you in some or the other way! If you want to check out more words like this, then visit my page:

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10 responses to “Word Of The Week (WOW #31)”

  1. jannatwrites Avatar

    It’s funny, I’ve heard the word but it’s not one that I’ve used. I rather like the way capricious sounds 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Same here, Janna. I was browsing through my word list and saw that capricious is indeed a quite a neglected word. I’ve never used it myself. So, I decided I’ll go with this for ‘C’ and start using it more often.
      Thanks for reading 🙂

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  2. stacilys Avatar

    I like the sound of this word. Just might have to use it soon. 😉

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks Staci. I love it too. And even I’ve decided to use it soon in my writing.
      Have a great day!

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  3. macjam47 Avatar

    If I weren’t still so behind, I would participate this week. Maybe next week.

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      No worries, Michelle. I understand 🙂
      There’s always a tomorrow (or in this case, a next week. hehe!)
      Have a great day!

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  4. vrushali21 Avatar
    vrushali21

    Thanks for the follow..and I lobed your blog and loved this idea of word of the week..and was just thinling of doing something like this a week and ago and I’ll surely do it amd send you a link.. 😀

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks for visiting, Vrushali.
      And sure, always glad to have a new member in for WOW 🙂

      Liked by 1 person

      1. vrushali21 Avatar
        vrushali21

        Yeah..I’ll tell about a new word as soon as possible…I am currently a little busy but will surely do! 😀

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