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capriccio

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It's a capriccio, an imaginary landscape mixing ruins of various civilization, at sunset.

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Quick take

A fantastical thing or work.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of capriccio gathered in one view.

noun

A fantastical thing or work.

noun

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

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for capriccio.

noun

A fantastical thing or work.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

(painting) A type of Renaissance landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual and often fictional setting.

Example sentences

1

It's a capriccio, an imaginary landscape mixing ruins of various civilization, at sunset.

2

There's a dramatic difference in flavor between their different roasts though, I'm partial to the capriccio and voluto blends.

3

I just finished listening to Bach's Capriccio in B flat major 'on the Departure of his Beloved Brother' when I browsed to HN.

4

I never hear anyone mention his Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra, which I tend to think is kind of a masterpiece of its type, for what that's worth.

5

Here's a related paper from 2003 called 'Capriccio: Scalable Threads for Internet Services'.

Proper noun examples

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Here's a related paper from 2003 called 'Capriccio: Scalable Threads for Internet Services'.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use capriccio in a sentence?

It's a capriccio, an imaginary landscape mixing ruins of various civilization, at sunset.

What does capriccio mean?

A fantastical thing or work.

What part of speech is capriccio?

capriccio is commonly used as noun.