"willekeur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋɪ.ləˌkøːr/ Audio: Nl-willekeur.ogg Forms: willekeuren [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch willecore. By surface analysis, wil (“will, desire”) + -e- + keur (“choice”); thus roughly translatable as "choice at will". Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|willecore}} Middle Dutch willecore, {{surf|nl|wil|-e-|keur|t1=will, desire|t3=choice}} By surface analysis, wil (“will, desire”) + -e- + keur (“choice”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|c|-en|-}} willekeur c (plural willekeuren)
  1. (often derogatory) caprice, capriciousness, arbitrariness Tags: common-gender, derogatory, often
    Sense id: en-willekeur-nl-noun-E1skukT7 Categories (other): Dutch terms interfixed with -e- Disambiguation of Dutch terms interfixed with -e-: 26 36 38
  2. (law) arbitrariness, arbitrary decision-making Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-willekeur-nl-noun-MPiHZp0Y Categories (other): Dutch nouns with common gender, Dutch terms interfixed with -e- Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with common gender: 14 52 34 Disambiguation of Dutch terms interfixed with -e-: 26 36 38 Topics: law
  3. (mathematics) (+naar) randomness, at random Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-willekeur-nl-noun-WPU1Qt9D Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms interfixed with -e- Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 23 31 47 Disambiguation of Dutch terms interfixed with -e-: 26 36 38 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: willekeurig

Inflected forms

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