Vagary
['veɪg(ə)rɪ]
Definition
(noun.) an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); 'the vagaries of the weather'; 'his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market'; 'he has dealt with human vagaries for many years'.
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Definition
(n.) A wandering or strolling.
(n.) Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Whim, freak, whimsey, antic, crotchet, whimsicality, prank.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Whim, fancy, crotchet, freak, caprice
ANT:Purpose, determination, judgment, conviction, seriousness
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Definition
n. a wandering of the thoughts: a wild freak: a whim:—pl. Vagā′ries.—n. Vagā′rian a person with vagaries.—adjs. Vagā′rious; Vagā′rish.—n. Vagar′ity irregularity capriciousness.
Typist: Shane
Examples
- The vagary of Timothy Fairway was infectious. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Not that this couple be in want of one, but 'twas well to show 'em a bit of friendliness at this great racketing vagary of their lives. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But I can't be cured of my vagaries; them I plead guilty to. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- After a while Edison got a bookkeeper, whose vagaries made him look back with regret on the earlier, primitive method. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Calls the domestic virtues vagaries! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Mervin