flightiness (n)
arbitrariness (n)
whimsicality#1 (n)
whimsy (n)
whimsey (n)
capriciousness (n)

n04671841

type n
lex_filenum 07
def the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
examples I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
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Hypernym irresponsibility, irresponsibleness
Derivationally related form capriciousness → capricious
Derivationally related form whimsy → whimsical
Derivationally related form whimsicality → whimsical
Derivationally related form arbitrariness → arbitrary
Derivationally related form flightiness → flighty
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Derivationally related form arbitrary → arbitrariness
Derivationally related form whimsical → whimsicality
Derivationally related form whimsical → whimsy
Derivationally related form capricious → capriciousness
Derivationally related form flighty → flightiness
Hyponym irresponsibility, irresponsibleness

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