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ARBITRARINESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

Example:

I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory

Synonyms:

arbitrariness; capriciousness; flightiness; whimsey; whimsicality; whimsy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("arbitrariness" is a kind of...):

irresponsibility; irresponsibleness (a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions)

Derivation:

arbitrary (based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice)

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