Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vagary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vagary \Va*ga"ry\, n.; pl. {Vagaries}. [L. vagari to stroll
about. See {Vague}.]
1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.]
2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful
freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. ``The vagaries of a
child.'' --Spectator.
They changed their minds, Flew off, and into strange
vagaries fell. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vagary
n : a sudden desire; "he bought it on impulse" [syn: {caprice},
{impulse}, {whim}]
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