impromptu.
Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
Meaning & usage
Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
The party began with an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday”.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin in prōmptū French impromptuubor. English impromptu Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu.
Extemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin in prōmptū French impromptuubor. English impromptu Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu.
A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin in prōmptū French impromptuubor. English impromptu Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu.
To compose offhand.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin in prōmptū French impromptuubor. English impromptu Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu.
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