impromptu en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪmˈpɹɒmp.tju/ (UK)
- ĭm-prŏmp′t(y)o͞o
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪmˈpɹɑmp.t(j)u/ (US)
- /ɪmˈpɹɒmp.t(j)u/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin in prōmptū French impromptuubor. English impromptu Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
The city of Placerville, California, also known as Hangtown, is losing the noose on its logo. […] After an impromptu citizens’ jury agreed to hang a man accused of a crime, the town became known as Hangtown. It took on the name Placerville in 1854.
2021 April 14, Rachel Trent, “City known as Hangtown votes to remove noose from its logo”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022:I can appreciate that Macca’s band plays faithful to the source material, never putting too obvious a personal spin on the music. It’s sometimes frustrating, especially when the solo part in “Get Back” is screaming for some impromptu finesse, but it’s mostly fair.
2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2026:an impromptu speech
The party began with an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday”.
Deriveds
Relateds
unscheduled · make-do · casual · improvisatorial · unpremeditated · stopgap · unprepared · spontaneous · unplanned · makeshift · unscripted · improvisatory · jury-rigged · throwaway · designless · undesigned · unrehearsed
Synonyms
unplanned · extemporaneous · offhand · improvised · off-the-cuff · extemporized · improviso · gash · impromptu · extempore · extemporaneous · extemporal · spur-of-the-moment · ad lib · extemporary · ad lib · extempore
Translations (34)
ka მოუმზადებელი (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · mi tene (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · mi hanga noa (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · hy հանպատրաստից (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · ka იმპროვიზებული (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · tr doğaçlama (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · ru спонта́нный (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · mi tito (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · de improvisiert (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · es impromptu (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · ru непроду́манный (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · ru случа́йный (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · az ekspromt (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · fa فیالبداهه (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · pl improwizowany (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · it improvvisata (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · pl spontaniczny (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · sv improviserad (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · grc αὐτοσχέδιος (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · tr doğaçsı (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · fr impromptu (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · id impromptu (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · fi improvisoitu (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · cmn 即興（的） /即兴（的） (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · tr hazırlıksız (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · ru произво́льный (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · ru импровизи́рованный (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · cmn 臨場（的） /临场（的） (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · it improvvisato (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · el αυτοσχέδιος (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · bg импровизиран (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · ja 即席の (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · el πρόχειρος (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal) · pt improvisado (improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal)