vagary

  • 11vagary — noun a) An erratic notion or action. b) An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice …

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  • 12vagary — Synonyms and related words: aberration, bee, boutade, brainstorm, capriccio, caprice, circuitousness, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crosswiseness, crotchet, daydream, declination, deflection, deflexure, deviance, deviation, deviousness,… …

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  • 13vagary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fancy, notion, caprice, whim; quirk, foible. See changeableness, imagination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. notion, caprice, whimsy, fad; see caprice , impulse 2 . See Synonym Study at caprice . III (Roget… …

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  • 14vagary —  pl. vagaries …

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  • 15vagary — [[t]ve͟ɪgəri[/t]] vagaries N COUNT: usu pl, usu N of n Vagaries are unexpected and unpredictable changes in a situation or in someone s behaviour which you have no control over. [FORMAL] I take an assortment of clothes on holiday, as a provision… …

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  • 16vagary — va·gar·y || vÉ™ gÉ™rɪ / veɪg n. odd or unexpected action or idea …

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  • 17vagary — [ veɪg(ə)ri] noun (plural vagaries) an unexpected and inexplicable change. Origin C16: from L. vagari wander …

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  • 18vagary — n. Whim, freak, whimsey, crotchet, whimsicality, caprice, fancy, humor …

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  • 19vagary — noun the vagaries of the weather Syn: change, fluctuation, variation, quirk, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, unpredictability, caprice, foible, whim, whimsy, fancy …

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  • 20vagary — n caprice, notion, crank, impulse, extravagant idea, brain wave, brainstorm; whim, whimsy, fancy, humor, crotchet, Archaic. maggot; idiosyncrasy, idiocrasy, peculiarity, eccentricity, quirk, oddity; erraticism, turn, twist, fit …

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