VAGARY
\vˈe͡ɪɡəɹˌɪ], \vˈeɪɡəɹˌɪ], \v_ˈeɪ_ɡ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ]\
Definitions of VAGARY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"
By Princeton University
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Extravagance; irresponsible dreaming; a freak of fancy; a whim.
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A mental extravagance; irresponaible dreaming; a freak of fancy; a whim.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By James Champlin Fernald
