impromptu

im·promp·tu  (m-prmpt, -ty)

adj.

1. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance: an impromptu party.

2. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous: a few impromptu remarks. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.

adv.

With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.

n.

1. Something, such as a speech, that is made or done extemporaneously.

2. Music A short composition, especially for the piano, performed in an offhand or extemporized style.

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[French, from Latin in prmpt, at hand : in, in; see in-² + prmpt, ablative of prmptus, readiness, from past participle of prmere, to bring forth; see prompt.]

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impromptu [ɪmˈprɒmptjuː]

adj

1. unrehearsed; spontaneous; extempore

2. produced or done without care or planning; improvised

adv

in a spontaneous or improvised way he spoke impromptu

n

1. something that is impromptu

2. (Music / Classical Music) a short piece of instrumental music, sometimes improvisatory in character

[from French, from Latin in promptū in readiness, from promptus (adj) ready, prompt]

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extemporaneous, impromptu - Extemporaneous means "prepared in advance and carried out with few or no notes," while impromptu means "totally unprepared, performed on the spur of the moment"—but this distinction has been all but lost.

See also related terms for moment.

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impromptu - Based on Latin in promptu, "in readiness," from promptus, "prepared, ready."

See also related terms for readiness.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impromptu - an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	2.	impromptu - a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition
Adj.	1.	impromptu - with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
Adv.	1.	impromptu - without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously

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impromptu

adjective spontaneous, improvised, unprepared, off-the-cuff (informal), offhand, ad-lib, unscripted, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, extempore, unstudied, extemporaneous, extemporized They put on an impromptu concert for the visitors.
spontaneous planned, prepared, rehearsed, considered, premeditated

Translations

impromptu [ɪmˈprɒmptjuː]

A. ADJ (= improvised) [performance, speech] → improvisado; (= unexpected) [remark] → espontáneo, impremeditado

B. ADV (= ad lib) → de improviso, sin preparación; (= unexpectedly) [say] → espontáneamente

C. N → improvisación f

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impromptu [ɪmˈprɒmptjuː]

adj → impromptu(e)

adv [speak, perform] → impromptu

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impromptu

adj → improvisiert; an impromptu speech → eine Stegreifrede

adv → improvisiert; perform → aus dem Stegreif; to speak/sing impromptu → improvisieren

n (Mus) → Impromptu nt

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impromptu [ɪmˈprɒmptjuː]

1. adj → improvvisato/a, estemporaneo/a

2. adv (speak) → improvvisando, a braccio

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impromptu

adj / adv impromptu [imˈpromptjuː]

(made or done) without preparation beforehand an impromptu speech; He spoke impromptu for ten minutes. impromptu, uit die vuis إرْتِجالي، مُرْتَجَل импровизиран spatra improviseret; spontan; spontant aus dem Stegreif αυτοσχέδιος, απροετοίμαστος, εκ του προχείρου improvisado ettevalmistamata فی البداهه improvisoitu impromptu מְאוּלתָר तात्कालिक improviziran rögtönzött tanpa persiapan óundirbúinn improvvisato; (improvvisando) 即席の[] 준비없는 ekspromtu improvizēts; nesagatavots; bez sagatavošanās tanpa persediaan onvoorbereid improvisert, på stående fot, på strak arm improwizowany improvisado improvizat импровизированный; экспромтом z hlavy, improvizovane improviziran; brez priprave improvizovano oförberedd, oförberett, utan förberedelse ซึ่งไม่ได้เตรียมมาก่อน hazırlıksız olarak 即興的(地) без підготовки, експромтом برجستہ nói vo 无准备的（地）