Capricious
adjSynonymAntonymSpellingWord familyPronunciationSSC PYQ × 4/kəprˈɪʃəs/ · कप्रिशस
Lacking steadiness
Showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour
Given to sudden changes of mood or behaviour; whimsical.
Determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
changing mood or behaviour suddenly and without reason
given to sudden, unpredictable changes of mood or behaviour
मनमौजी, अचानक मूड बदलने वाला
मनमौजी, चंचल
सनकी, अस्थिर
मनमौजी
The weather is capricious in March.
A capricious rule confuses everyone.
The capricious weather spoiled our picnic plans.
Daily use: March ka mausam capricious hai.
याद रखने के लिए एक बकरी (goat) की उछल-कूद सोचिए — कभी इधर, कभी उधर, कोई नहीं जानता अगली छलांग कहाँ होगी। ऐसा अस्थिर, मनमाना स्वभाव ही capricious है।
To remember it, picture a goat — 'capri' sounds like the start of the word. A goat jumps this way one moment and that way the next; nobody can predict it. That sudden, unsteady change of mood is capricious.
Synonym में fickle, arbitrary, whimsical, mercurial और flippant आते हैं; firm, constant, steadfast और invariable (जो vary न हो) इसके antonym हैं।
Fickle, arbitrary, whimsical, mercurial and flippant are the synonyms; firm, constant, steadfast and invariable are the antonyms.