impromptu

Plural: impromptus

Noun

• an extemporaneous speech or remark
  • "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"
• a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
• 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.

Adjective Satellite

• with little or no preparation or forethought
  • "an impromptu speech"

Adverb

• without advance preparation

Adj

• Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.

Examples

• an impromptu speech
• The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.

Synonyms

ad lib, ad libitum, ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, spontaneously, unrehearsed, extemporal, extemporized, impromptu, improvised, improviso, spur-of-the-moment, unplanned

Related Words

casual, designless, improvisatorial, improvisatory, jury-rigged, make-do, makeshift, spontaneous, stopgap, throwaway, undesigned, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unscheduled, unscripted

Anagrams of impromptu