mercurialness

noun

as in unpredictability

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  1. unpredictability
  2. capriciousness
  3. impulsiveness
  4. moodiness
Noun
  • This increases operational unpredictability and makes defensive planning more difficult.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • With that frequency, combined with the general unpredictability of the coastal weather patterns, locals are accustomed to living with the wetness.
    — Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of unpredictability
Noun
  • Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of capriciousness
Noun
  • Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
    — Jason Willick, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of impulsiveness
Noun
  • The game feels more atmospheric with fog and snow effects, while the lighting increases the realism and moodiness of the campaign.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • The video’s moodiness subtly underscores the fact that the lion’s share of these tracks are built on one muffled breakbeat, which tolls like clockwork across the LP.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Definition of moodiness
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“Mercurialness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercurialness. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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