Word Meanings - CAPRYLIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database

CAPRICIOUS
Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. "Capricious poet." Shak. "Capricious humor." Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. Hallam. Syn. -- Freakish; whimsical; fanciful;
CAPRICCIO
A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice. 2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. Shak.
CAPRICORN
The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. The sun was entered into Capricorn. Dryden.
CAPRICIOSO; CAPRICCIOSO
In a free, fantastic style.
CAPRICE
See FICKLENESS (more info) a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.
CAPRIC
Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives. Capric acid, C9H9.CO2H, Caprylic acid, C7H15.CO2H, and Caproic acid, C5H11.CO2H, are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they