Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun capriciousness

2 senses of capriciousness

Sense 1
capriciousness, unpredictability -- (the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses)
       => inconstancy, changefulness -- (the quality of being changeable and variable)

Sense 2
flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness -- (the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory")
       => irresponsibility, irresponsibleness -- (a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions)