capricious+composition
81Comte and positivism — Robert Brown COMTE’S AIMS The chief aim of all of Auguste Comte’s publications, and the constant mission of his entire working life, was the improvement of human character through the perfecting of human society. He was convinced that the… …
82Story of Ying-ying, The — by Yuan Zhen (Yüan Chen) (ca. 804) The most popular and important work of prose fiction from medieval China’s TANG DYNASTY was written by the Confucian scholar, poet, and statesman YUAN ZHEN. Originally entitled Hui chen chi (Meeting with… …
83mobile — Synonyms and related words: able to adapt, active, adaptable, adjustable, agile, alert, all around, alterable, alterative, ambidextrous, ambulant, ambulatory, animated, art object, brainchild, bric a brac, bronze, capricious, cast, changeable,… …
84fancy — [15] Ultimately, fancy is the same word as fantasy [15], from which it emerged by a process fane 210 of contraction and gradually became differentiated in meaning. Both go back originally to the Greek verb phaínein ‘show’ (source also of English… …
85humoresque — hu•mor•esque [[t]ˌhyu məˈrɛsk[/t]] often [[t]ˌyu [/t]] n. mad a musical composition of humorous or capricious character • Etymology: 1875–80; < G Humoreske …
86humoresque — /hjuməˈrɛsk/ (say hyoohmuh resk) noun a musical composition of humorous or capricious character. {German Humoreske, from Latin hūmor humour + eske esque} …
87fancy — [15] Ultimately, fancy is the same word as fantasy [15], from which it emerged by a process of contraction and gradually became differentiated in meaning. Both go back originally to the Greek verb phaínein ‘show’ (source also of English… …
88tem|per|a|ment — «TEHM puhr uh muhnt, pruh », noun. 1. a person s nature; make up; disposition: »She has a nervous temperament. Her highly strung temperament made her uncertain…capricious…enchanting (George Bernard Shaw). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under disposition.… …
89THEATER — origins post biblical period FROM 1600 TO THE 20TH CENTURY england france germany italy holland russia united states jews in the musical the jew as entertainer yiddish theater premodern performance in yiddish haskalah drama broder singers the… …
