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- [im-promp-too, -tyoo]
- /ɪmˈprɒmp tu, -tyu/
- /ɪmˈprɒmp.tʃuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-promp-too, -tyoo]
- /ɪmˈprɒmp tu, -tyu/
Definitions of impromptu word
- adjective impromptu made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds. 1
- adjective impromptu suddenly or hastily prepared, made, etc.: an impromptu dinner. 1
- adjective impromptu improvised; having the character of an improvisation. 1
- adverb impromptu without preparation: verses written impromptu. 1
- noun impromptu something impromptu; an impromptu speech, musical composition, performance, etc. 1
- noun impromptu a character piece for piano common in the 19th century and having, despite its title, a clear-cut form. 1
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Origin of impromptu
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < French < Latin in promptū in readiness; see in, prompt
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Parts of speech for Impromptu
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
impromptu popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
impromptu usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impromptu
adj impromptu
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- off the cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
adjective impromptu
- unrehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- improvised — made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
- extempore — Spoken or done without preparation.
adverb impromptu
- at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
- by ear — without reading from written music
- off the top of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
noun impromptu
- pickup — an improvement, as in health, business conditions, work, production, etc.
- extemporisation — Alternative spelling of extemporization.
- extemporization — The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
Antonyms for impromptu
adj impromptu
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
adjective impromptu
- prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
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