Ca-prīce', n.

(ka-prees'), n. [Fr. caprice, It. capriccio, Sp. & Pg. capricho, from Lat. caper, capra, goat; originally a fantastical goat-leap.] An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. “Caprices of appetite.” W. Irving.

Synonyms—Freak; whim; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness.