vagary

  • 21vagary — va·gary …

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  • 22vagary — va•gar•y [[t]vəˈgɛər i, ˈveɪ gə ri[/t]] n. pl. gar•ies 1) an unpredictable, capricious, or erratic action, occurrence, or course 2) a whimsical, or unusual idea or notion • Etymology: 1620–30; appar. < L vagārī to wander …

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  • 23vagary — /ˈveɪgəri / (say vayguhree) noun (plural vagaries) 1. an extravagant idea or notion. 2. a wild, capricious, or fantastic action; a freak. 3. uncertainty: *Such are the vagaries of politics that just a few months ago Mr Beattie and his government… …

  • 24vagary —   n. whim, caprice.    ♦ vagarious, a. erratic …

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  • 25vagary — n. (pl. ies) a caprice; an eccentric idea or act (the vagaries of Fortune). Derivatives: vagarious adj. Etymology: L vagari wander …

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  • 26Vagaries — Vagary Va*ga ry, n.; pl. {Vagaries}. [L. vagari to stroll about. See {Vague}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. The… …

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  • 27caprice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fancy, humor (See changeableness). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whim, vagary, notion, fancy, impulse, eccentricity, crotchet, quirk, freak, whimsy, humor, maggot, megrim, capriciousness, fancifulness,… …

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  • 28Doom 3 — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Doom (значения). Doom 3 Разработчик id So …

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  • 29vagabond — [15] A vagabond is etymologically a ‘wanderer’. The word comes via Old French vagabond from Latin vagābundus, which was derived from vagārī ‘wander’ (source also of English termagant, vagary [16], and vagrant [15]). And vagārī in turn was based… …

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  • 30whim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. caprice, fancy, desire, vagary; notion, quirk, crotchet, whimsy; freak; impulse. See wit, imagination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. notion, vagary, caprice; see caprice , impulse 2 . See Synonym Study at… …

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