vagary

Pronunciation: /vəˈɡɛɚ.i/

The English word “vagary” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
Something vague.
An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice or whim.

Etymology

From Italian vagare (“wander”) and/or its source Latin vagārī (“to wander”), from Latin vagus (“wandering”). Later apparently reinterpreted in English as vague + -ery but without changing the spelling. By surface analysis, Latin vag(us) + -ary.

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