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Capriccio

/kəˈpriːchoʊ/

A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.

📖 Definitions of "Capriccio"

noun
  1. 1

    A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.

  2. 2

    A fantastical thing or work; a caprice.

  3. 3

    A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting.

  4. 4

    A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

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