Dictionary

improvisation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪm-/ (General-American)
• /ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French improvisation. Morphologically improvise + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
   • He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which is improvised; an impromptu.
3. (countable, uncountable) Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
   • The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice. 2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian:

Forms

Deriveds

improvisational

Translations (63)

de Improvisation (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · ro improvizație (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · mi titonga ohiatanga (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · sl improvizacija (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · ru импровиза́ция (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · ro improvizare (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · sv improvisation (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · pt improvisação (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · hu improvizáció (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · tr doğaçlama (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · ca improvisació (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · it improvvisazione (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · cs improvizace (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · fi improvisointi (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · fi improvisointi (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · oc improvisacion (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · bg импровизация (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · es improvisación (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · nn improvisasjon (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · bg импровизация (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · ga seiftiú (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · fr improvisation (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · cs improvizace (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · cmn 即興 /即兴 (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · de Improvisation (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · nn improvisasjon (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · ru импровиза́ция (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · sh improvizácija (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · it improvvisazione (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · sh импровиза́ција (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · he אִלְתּוּר (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · da improvisation (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · uk імпровіза́ція (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · fi improvisaatio (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · sq improvizimi (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · ca improvisació (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · hu improvizáció (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · nn improvisasjon (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · pl improvizacja (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · nb improvisasjon (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · de Improvisation (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · pt improviso (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · nb improvisasjon (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · be імправізацыя (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · fi improvisoitu (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · cs improvizace (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · sv improvisation (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · nl improvisatie (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · nl improvisatie (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · es improvisación (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · fr improvisation (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · tr doğaçlama (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · sk improvizácia (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · nb improvisasjon (musical technique, characteristic of blues music) · grc σχεδιασμός (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · mk импровиза́ција (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · mi titonga ohiatanga (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · af improvisasie (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · it improvvisazione (that which is improvised; an impromptu) · nl improvisatie (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · eo improvizado (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · ru импровиза́ция (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously) · sv improvisation (musical technique, characteristic of blues music)