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the brain's plot twist, arriving uninvited and leaving before logic shows up
means A caprice is a sudden, unpredictable change of mind or behavior driven by whim rather than reason.
from From French caprice, borrowed from Italian capriccio, which originally meant a shudder of fear or a sudden start. The popular tale links it to capra, 'goat' — picturing those abrupt, skittish leaps — but scholars more often trace it to capo, 'head' (Latin caput), blended with riccio, 'hedgehog,' as if fright made the hair stand up bristly on your head. Either way, the word carries a body's involuntary jolt: a notion that seizes you before thought can intervene.
- latin root
- capra, goat — leaping unpredictably wherever it pleases
- hairy origin
- alt theory: capo riccio, head with hair standing on end
- musical form
- the capriccio breaks rules with lively, free improvisation
- art movement
- capriccio paintings fused real ruins with invented fantasy ones
caprice saxophone concerto — delibes' 1888 composition, a virtuosic solo piece for saxophone
range rover evoque caprice — limited edition suv variant produced by land rover in 2011-2012