'Impromptu' definitions:
Definition of 'impromptu'
From: WordNet
adverb
adjective
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" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]
noun
An extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"
noun
A short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
Definition of 'Impromptu'
From: GCIDE
- Impromptu \Im*promp"tu\, adv. or a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.] Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Impromptu'
From: GCIDE
- Impromptu \Im*promp"tu\, n.
- 1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impromptu'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ad lib,
- ad libitum,
- ad-lib,
- ad-libbing,
- arrangement,
- at short notice,
- at sight,
- by ear,
- cadenza,
- caught napping,
- caught off balance,
- caught short,
- extemporaneous,
- extemporaneously,
- extemporaneousness,
- extemporarily,
- extemporariness,
- extemporary,
- extempore,
- extemporization,
- extemporized,
- flourish,
- haphazard,
- hasty,
- hot lick,
- improvisation,
- improvisatorial,
- improvise,
- improvised,
- improvision,
- improviso,
- interpolation,
- jury-rig,
- jury-rigged,
- lick,
- makeshift,
- measure,
- off the cuff,
- off the hip,
- off-the-cuff,
- offhand,
- on sight,
- out of hand,
- playing by ear,
- precipitate,
- pro tempore,
- quick,
- riff,
- rough-and-ready,
- snap,
- stopgap,
- surprised,
- taken aback,
- taken by surprise,
- taken unawares,
- temporary arrangement,
- temporary measure,
- tripped up,
- unarranged,
- unbegun,
- unconcocted,
- uncontrived,
- undeliberated,
- undevised,
- unhatched,
- unmade,
- unmanufactured,
- unorganized,
- unplanned,
- unpremeditated,
- unprepared,
- unprimed,
- unready,
- unrehearsed,
- unstudied,
- vamp