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impromptu
im·promp·tu I0067500 (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.]impromptu (ɪmˈprɒmptjuː) adj1. unrehearsed; spontaneous; extempore2. produced or done without care or planning; improvisedadvin a spontaneous or improvised way: he spoke impromptu. n3. something that is impromptu4. (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]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. [1660–70; < French < Latin in promptū in readiness; see in, prompt] syn: See extemporaneous. 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.
impromptu - Based on Latin in promptu, "in readiness," from promptus, "prepared, ready."See also related terms for readiness.impromptuAn improvised composition or a piece suggesting spontaneity.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 preparationmusical 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, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedunprepared - 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 |
impromptuadjective 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, premeditatedimpromptuadjectiveSpoken, 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.nounSomething improvised:ad-lib, extemporization, improvisation.Translationsimpromptu (imˈpromptjuː) adjective, adverb (made or done) without preparation beforehand. an impromptu speech; He spoke impromptu for ten minutes. 即興的(地) 即兴的（地），无准备的（地） Impromptu
impromptu a short piece of instrumental music, sometimes improvisatory in character Impromptu a type of improvisation; a short poem composed quickly, often orally, without long reflection. In content, an impromptu is usually a madrigal, epigram, or joke, such as A. S. Pushkin’s “A locust was flying . . . .” Occasionally impromptus are serious and lyrical in content, for example, F. I. Tiutchev’s “Human tears In music, an impromptu is a piano piece, an improvisation inspired by a certain mood or experience, with vivid lyricism and a free musical form. Impromptus were written by Schubert, Chopin, and Liszt (valse impromptu). ImpromptuA Windows query and reporting tool from Cognos with support for a large variety of databases. It is capable of generating cross tabs for spreadsheets such as Excel, Lotus for Windows and Quattro Pro for Windows.impromptu
Synonyms for impromptuadj spontaneousSynonyms- spontaneous
- improvised
- unprepared
- off-the-cuff
- offhand
- ad-lib
- unscripted
- unrehearsed
- unpremeditated
- extempore
- unstudied
- extemporaneous
- extemporized
Antonyms- planned
- prepared
- rehearsed
- considered
- premeditated
Synonyms for impromptuadj spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- ad-lib
- extemporaneous
- extemporary
- extempore
- improvised
- offhand
- snap
- spur-of-the-moment
- unrehearsed
- off-the-cuff
noun something improvisedSynonyms- ad-lib
- extemporization
- improvisation
Synonyms for impromptunoun an extemporaneous speech or remarkRelated Wordsnoun a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparationRelated Wordsadj with little or no preparation or forethoughtSynonyms- ad-lib
- extemporaneous
- extemporary
- extempore
- offhand
- offhanded
- off-the-cuff
- unrehearsed
Related Wordsadv without advance preparationSynonyms- ad lib
- ad libitum
- spontaneously
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