impromptu
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impromptu
- /ɪmˈpɹɒmp.t(j)u/
- /ɪmˈpɹɒmp.tju/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɹɑmp.t(j)u/ US
adjective
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Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
an impromptu speech
Similar: extemporaneous, extempore, ad lib, unplanned, extemporal, extemporary, extemporized, gash, impromptu, improvised, improviso, off-the-cuff
adverb
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Extemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
happened impromptu
Similar: ex tempore, extempore, ad lib, cold
noun impromptus
- A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo. The second impromptu is a dance-like Allegretto in A flat major, with a trio in D flat major employing arpeggiated textures.
- Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
verb impromptus · impromptuing · impromptued
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To compose offhand.
Similar: extemporize, improvise
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ad lib, spur-of-the-moment, spontaneously, ad libitum, unprepared, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff, ad-hoc, improvised, makeshift, spontaneous, temporary, interim, adlib, hasty, unpredictable
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adj improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal
| Español | impromptu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 即席の sokuseki no |
| 中文 | 即興（的） /即兴（的）, 臨場（的） /临场（的） |
| Português | improvisado |
| Français | impromptu |
| Deutsch | improvisiert |
| Italiano | improvvisato, improvvisata |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοσχέδιος aftoschédios, πρόχειρος prócheiros |
| Русский | импровизи́рованный improvizírovannyj, спонта́нный spontánnyj, непроду́манный neprodúmannyj, произво́льный proizvólʹnyj, случа́йный slučájnyj |
noun short composition
| Español | impromptu |
|---|---|
| Português | improviso |
| Deutsch | Impromptu |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοσχεδιασμός aftoschediasmós |
| Русский | экспро́мт eksprómt, импровиза́ция improvizácija |
Talk about this word "impromptu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impromptu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impromptu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impromptu "impromptu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impromptu.Cite this
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title = {impromptu},
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