Noun: arbitrariness 'aar-bu,tre-ree-nus [N. Amer], 'aa-bi-tree-nus or ,aa-bu'tre-ree-nus [Brit]
- The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
"I despair at the arbitrariness and whimsicality of my memory";
- flightiness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness
Type of: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness
Encyclopedia: Arbitrariness