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noun, plural -gar·ies.
1.
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
2.
a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action.
Origin:
1565–75, in sense “wandering journey”; apparently < Latin vagārī to wander
1565–75, in sense “wandering journey”; apparently < Latin vagārī to wander
Synonyms
2. caprice, whim, quirk, crotchet.
2. caprice, whim, quirk, crotchet.
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Example Sentences
- For those not in the know, this is a vagary of planetary alignment that occurs about three times a year.
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Word Origin & History
vagary
1577, "a wandering, a roaming journey," probably from L. vagari "to wander, roam, be unsettled, spread abroad" from vagus "roving, wandering" (see vague). Current meaning of "eccentric notion or conduct" (1629) is from notion of mental wandering.
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