Caprice vs Mercurial - What's the difference?
caprice | mercurial |
An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
A disposition to be impulsive.
An impulsive change of mind.
(obsolete) Any of the plants known as mercury.
(astrology) Someone born under the influence of Mercury.
(often capitalized, see (Mercurial)) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
(often capitalized, see (Mercurial)) Pertaining to the Roman god Mercury, the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty..
* J. Q. Adams
(astrology) Born under the influence of the planet Mercury, and having such characteristics.
Of, or pertaining to the element mercury; containing mercury; caused by the action of mercury or quicksilver.
Having a volatile or lively character; quick-witted, changeable, animated.
* 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury , I:
As nouns the difference between caprice and mercurial
is that caprice is an impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action while mercurial is (obsolete) any of the plants known as mercury.As an adjective mercurial is
(often capitalized, see (mercurial)) pertaining to the planet mercury.caprice
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(en noun)mercurial
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(en adjective)- the mercurial wand of commerce
- From the natural Mercurial Briskness of her Temper, a sedentary Life had ever been her Aversion [...].
