impromptu
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im·promp·tu
(ĭm-prŏmp′to͞o, -tyo͞o)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.
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.
[French, from Latin in prōmptū, at hand : in, in; see in-2 + prōmptū, ablative of prōmptus, readiness, from past participle of prōmere, 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
3. something that is impromptu
4. (Classical Music) a short piece of instrumental music, sometimes improvisatory in character
[C17: from French, from Latin in promptū in readiness, from promptus (adj) ready, prompt]
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im•promp•tu
(ɪmˈprɒmp tu, -tyu)adj., adv., n., pl. -tus. adj.
1. made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu party.
2. having the character of an improvisation.
adv. 3. without preparation: to deliver a speech impromptu.
n. 4. something impromptu.
5. a piano work of improvisatory spirit.
syn: See extemporaneous.
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See also related terms for moment.
impromptu
- Based on Latin in promptu, "in readiness," from promptus, "prepared, ready."See also related terms for readiness.
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impromptu
An improvised composition or a piece suggesting spontaneity.
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Noun | 1. | impromptu - an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" |
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" 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" |
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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
spontaneous planned, prepared, rehearsed, considered, premeditated
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impromptu
adjectiveSpoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:
ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, improvised, offhand, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unrehearsed.
Informal: off-the-cuff.
Something improvised:
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Translations
إرْتِجالي، مُرْتَجَل
spatra
improviseretspontan
rögtönzött
óundirbúinn
bez sagatavošanāsimprovizētsnesagatavots
z hlavy
hazırlıksız olarak
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
impromptu
n (Mus) → Impromptu nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
impromptu
[ɪmˈprɒmptjuː]1. adj → improvvisato/a, estemporaneo/a
2. adv (speak) → improvvisando, a braccio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
impromptu
(imˈpromptjuː) adjective, adverb (made or done) without preparation beforehand. an impromptu speech; He spoke impromptu for ten minutes.
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