NOUN | communication | impromptu | an extemporaneous speech or remark |
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communication | impromptu | a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation | |
ADJECTIVE | all | impromptu, ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed | with little or no preparation or forethought |
ADVERB | all | impromptu, ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously | without advance preparation |
Sounds | ihmpraa'mptuw | |
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Rhymes | Bantu ... Vanuatu: 14 rhymes with tuw... |
Meaning | With little or no preparation or forethought. | |
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Example | "an impromptu speech" | |
Synonyms | ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed | |
Broader | unprepared | Without preparation |
Spanish | extemporáneo, improvisado, indiferente, insultante |
Meaning | An extemporaneous speech or remark. | |
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Example | "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" | |
Broader | address, speech | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
Spanish | impromptu |
Meaning | A short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation. | |
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Broader | passage, musical passage | A short section of a musical composition |
Spanish | impromptu | |
Catalan | impromptu |
Meaning | Without advance preparation. | |
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Synonyms | ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously |
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