Capriccio

Quick meaning: Capriccio is a noun meaning A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper; a gambol; a prank, a trick.

Meaning

A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper; a gambol; a prank, a trick.

More Meanings

1. A fantastical thing or work.
2. (painting) A type of Renaissance landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual and often fictional setting.
3. (music) A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

Example Sentences

Will this Capricio hold in thee, art ſure?

She used to smile at my capriccios; and once she kissed me—actually.

Above the drawing-room fireplace there was a painting by Guardi, a capriccio of Venice in a gilt rococo frame […]

The stillness returned, save for the little voices of the night—the owl's recitative, the capriccio of the crickets, the concerto of the frogs in the grass.

Word Forms

• capriccios
• capricci

Synonyms for capriccio

Depending on context, synonyms include caper, curvet, gag, gambade, lark, marlock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include caper, capering, capriole, caperer, tittup, caprice.

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