Disposition vs Capricious - What's the difference?
disposition | capricious |
The arrangement or placement of certain things.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
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Control over something.
(label) Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
(label) Final decision or settlement.
(label) The destination of a patient after medical treatment such as surgery.
(label) The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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As a noun disposition
is disposal.As an adjective capricious is
impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.disposition
English
Noun
(en noun)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
- He was, indeed, a lad of a remarkable disposition ; sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age...
Derived terms
* dispositional * ambulatory disposition * disposition hearing * testamentary dispositioncapricious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously .
- The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature.