English noun: arbitrariness | |||
1. | arbitrariness (attribute) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||
Samples | I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory. | ||
Synonyms | capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality, whimsy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | irresponsibility, irresponsibleness | ||