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Noun: arbitrariness  'aarbutr`ereenus [N. Amer], aarbit(re)reenus [Brit]
  1. The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
    - flightiness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness

Derived forms: arbitrarinesses

See also: arbitrary

Type of: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness

Encyclopedia: Arbitrariness