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capriciousness

cap·ri·cious·ness

uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses

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2.

the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

  • “I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory”
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Origin

From capricious + -ness.

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