[
  {
    "meta": {
      "id": "vagary",
      "uuid": "c9b8a14d-01ea-4232-ae0f-9b70b05957ff",
      "sort": "220004800",
      "src": "collegiate",
      "section": "alpha",
      "stems": [
        "vagaries",
        "vagary"
      ],
      "offensive": false
    },
    "hwi": {
      "hw": "va*ga*ry",
      "prs": [
        {
          "mw": "ˈvā-gə-rē",
          "pun": ";",
          "sound": {
            "audio": "vagary01",
            "ref": "c",
            "stat": "1"
          }
        },
        {
          "mw": "və-ˈger-ē",
          "sound": {
            "audio": "vagary03",
            "ref": "c",
            "stat": "1"
          }
        },
        {
          "mw": "vā-",
          "pun": ";"
        },
        {
          "l": "also",
          "mw": "ˈva-gə-rē",
          "sound": {
            "audio": "vagary02",
            "ref": "c",
            "stat": "1"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "fl": "noun",
    "ins": [
      {
        "il": "plural",
        "ifc": "-ries",
        "if": "va*ga*ries"
      }
    ],
    "def": [
      {
        "sseq": [
          [
            [
              "sense",
              {
                "dt": [
                  [
                    "text",
                    "{bc}an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion"
                  ]
                ]
              }
            ]
          ]
        ]
      }
    ],
    "syns": [
      {
        "pl": "synonyms",
        "pt": [
          [
            "text",
            "{sc}caprice{/sc} {sc}whim{/sc} {sc}vagary{/sc} {sc}crotchet{/sc} mean an irrational or unpredictable idea or desire. {sc}caprice{/sc} stresses lack of apparent motivation and suggests willfulness. "
          ],
          [
            "vis",
            [
              {
                "t": "by sheer {it}caprice{/it} she quit her job"
              }
            ]
          ],
          [
            "text",
            " {sc}whim{/sc} implies a fantastic, capricious turn of mind or inclination. "
          ],
          [
            "vis",
            [
              {
                "t": "an odd antique that was bought on a {it}whim{/it}"
              }
            ]
          ],
          [
            "text",
            " {sc}vagary{/sc} stresses the erratic, irresponsible character of the notion or desire. "
          ],
          [
            "vis",
            [
              {
                "t": "he had been prone to strange {it}vagaries{/it}"
              }
            ]
          ],
          [
            "text",
            " {sc}crotchet{/sc} implies an eccentric opinion or preference. "
          ],
          [
            "vis",
            [
              {
                "t": "a serious scientist equally known for his bizarre {it}crotchets{/it}"
              }
            ]
          ]
        ]
      }
    ],
    "et": [
      [
        "text",
        "perhaps borrowed from Latin {it}vagārī{/it} \"to wander, roam\" {ma}{mat|vagabond:2|}{/ma}"
      ]
    ],
    "date": "1579",
    "shortdef": [
      "an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion"
    ]
  }
]