capriccio
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capriccio
- /kəˈpɹiːt͡ʃoʊ/
noun capriccios · capricci
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A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper; a gambol; a prank, a trick.
She used to smile at my capriccios; and once she kissed me—actually.
Similar: caper, capriccio, curvet, gag, gambade, high jinks, lark, marlock, monkeyshine, practical joke, prank, prat
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A fantastical thing or work.
Will this Capricio hold in thee, art ſure?
Similar: caprice, boutade, capriccio, conceit, crotchet, delirament, fancy, fangle, figary, flisk, freak, kink
- A type of Renaissance landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual and often fictional setting. Above the drawing-room fireplace there was a painting by Guardi, a capriccio of Venice in a gilt rococo frame […]
- A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character. The friar and Matilda had often sung duets together, and had been accustomed to the baron’s chiming in with a stormy capriccio, which was usually charmed into silence by some sudden turn in the witching melodies of Matilda.
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Talk about this word "capriccio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capriccio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. capriccio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capriccio "capriccio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capriccio.Cite this
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title = {capriccio},
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