impromptu

Meaning

Adj

Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.

Noun

1. A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
2. (broadly) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.

Synonyms

improvised

improvisation

extemporization

extemporary

spontaneous

extemporaneous

off-the-cuff

ad-lib

unprepared

offhand

extempore

ad lib

ad libitum

unscheduled

spontaneously

off-hand

offhanded

unrehearsed

ad-libbing

ad hoc

casual

extemporal

extemporaneously

extemporarily

fantasy

immediate

improvisational

instantaneously

off the cuff

unexpected

unplanned

unpremeditated

autoschediastic

improvization

without a score

accidental

Translations

impromptu

improvvisato

improvisado

estemporaneo

Impromptu

hazırlıksız

improvisiert

extemporânea

aus dem Stegreif

improviso

extemporané

αυτοσχέδιος

extemporâneo

improvisado

πρόχειρος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/

Etymology

Borrowed from French impromptu.