Noun: capriciousness ku'pri-shus-nus
- The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
"I despair at the capriciousness and whimsicality of my memory";
- flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey
- The quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
"The capriciousness of the stock market made investors nervous";
- unpredictability
Type of: changefulness, inconstancy, irresponsibility, irresponsibleness