English Explanatory Dictionary

impromptu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.
adv
  1. Extemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
noun
  1. A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
  2. Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impromptu.wav /ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/

Word forms

impromptu impromptus

Etymology

Borrowed from French impromptu.

Synonyms

extemporaneous extempore ad lib unplanned extemporal extemporary extemporized gash impromptu improvised improviso off-the-cuff offhand spur-of-the-moment ex tempore

Related words

designless undesigned unscheduled unplanned unpremeditated unrehearsed unscripted spontaneous unprepared casual improvisatorial improvisatory throwaway makeshift make-do jury-rigged stopgap

Derived words

impromptuly

Translations

Azerbaijani: ekspromt Dutch: impromptu Finnish: improvisaatio Finnish: impromptu German: Impromptu Greek: αυτοσχεδιασμός Portuguese: improviso Russian: экспро́мт Russian: импровиза́ция Spanish: impromptu Turkish: doğaç
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