impromptu

(ĭm-prŏmp'tū, -tyū)
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. See synonyms at extemporaneous.

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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as a noun meaning 'an extempore speech or performance' or 'a short piece of instrumental music', has the plural form impromptus.

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adjective

Spoken, 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. See prepared/unprepared.

noun

Something improvised: ad-lib, extemporization, improvisation. See planned/unplanned, prepared/unprepared.

adj, adv

Definition: unrehearsed, improvised
Antonyms: deliberate, designed, planned, premeditated, prepared, rehearsed

A title used for single-movement piano pieces; it implies a free, casual nature to the composer's inspiration. Among the earliest examples are Schubert's; later composers include Chopin, Schumann, Skryabin and Fauré.

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A short, improvisational-sounding piece.

IN BRIEF: Without preparation; spur of the moment.

It takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. — Mark Twain, American writer, pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

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• Relative Time - impromptu: (adv) extemporaneously; (adj) done without previous preparation

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - improviseret
adv. - improviseret, uden forberedelse
n. - improvisation

Nederlands (Dutch)
geïmproviseerd, impromptu (muziekstuk)

Français (French)
adj. - impromptu
adv. - impromptu
n. - impromptu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - improvisiert
adv. - improvisiert
n. - (mus.) Impromptu, etwas Improvisiertes

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυτοσχέδιος, απροετοίμαστος, πρόχειρος
adv. - αυτοσχεδίως, εκ του προχείρου
n. - πρόχειρο σχεδίασμα, αυτοσχεδιασμός, (μουσ.) εμπρομπτί

Italiano (Italian)
improvvisato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - improvisado
adv. - improvisadamente
n. - improviso (m)

Русский (Russian)
импровизированный, без подготовки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - improvisado, sin preparación, impremeditado
adv. - improvisadamente, de repente, en el acto
n. - cosa hecha de repente, improvisación, impromptu musical

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförberedd, improviserad
adv. - oförberett, improviserat
n. - improvisation, oförberett tal, impromptu (mus.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
即席的, 即席, 即席演出, 即兴曲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 即席的
adv. - 即席
n. - 即席演出, 即興曲

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 즉석의, 준비 없이의
adv. - 즉석에서, 임시변통으로
n. - 즉석 연설, 즉석 연주

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 即席の
adv. - 即席に
n. - 即席演説, 即興詩, 即興曲
v. - 即席に作る, 間に合わせに作る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتجل (ظرف) ارتجالا (الاسم) شيء مرتجل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאולתר‬
adv. - ‮בצורה מאולתרת, מניה וביה‬
n. - ‮יצירה מאולתרת‬

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