vagary
1Vagary — 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 vagaries… …
2vagary — index notion, quirk (idiosyncrasy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3vagary — (n.) 1570s, a wandering, a roaming journey, probably from L. vagari to wander, roam, be unsettled, spread abroad, from vagus roving, wandering (see VAGUE (Cf. vague)). Current meaning of eccentric notion or conduct (1620s) is from notion of… …
4vagary — *caprice, freak, fancy, whim, whimsy, conceit, crotchet Analogous words: *mood, humor, temper, vein: *fancy, fantasy, dream, daydream: notion, *idea …
5vagary — meaning ‘an eccentric idea or action’, is pronounced vay gǝ ri …
6vagary — [n] caprice crotchet, fancy, fool notion*, humor, idea, impulse, inconsistency, inconstancy, notion, quirk, whim, whimsy; concepts 13,410 …
7vagary — ► NOUN (pl. vagaries) ▪ an unexpected and inexplicable change. ORIGIN from Latin vagari wander …
8vagary — [vā′gə rē; və ger′ē, vā′gar′ē] n. pl. vagaries [earlier used as a v., to wander < L vagari, to wander < vagus: see VAGUE] 1. an odd, eccentric, or unexpected action or bit of conduct 2. an odd, whimsical, or freakish idea or notion; oddity; …
9vagary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: probably from Latin vagari to wander, from vagus wandering Date: 1579 an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion Synonyms: see caprice …
10vagary — /veuh gair ee, vay geuh ree/, n., pl. vagaries. 1. an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene. 2. a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action. [1565… …
