capriciousness

Definitions of capriciousness
  1. noun
    the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
    synonyms: unpredictability
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    type of:
    changefulness, inconstancy
    the quality of being changeable and variable
  2. noun
    the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
    synonyms: arbitrariness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality, whimsy
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    type of:
    irresponsibility, irresponsibleness
    a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
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