impromptu
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin imprōmptus (“not ready”), from im- + prōmptus (“ready, at hand”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪmprɒmptju/
[edit] Adjective
impromptu (not comparable)
- Improvised; without prior preparation; extemporaneous; unplanned.
- The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.
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improvised
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[edit] Noun
impromptu (plural impromptus)
- (music) a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
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short composition
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin adverbial locution in promptu; in + prōmptus
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- IPA: /ɛ̃.pʁɔ̃p.ty/
[edit] Adjective
impromptu m. (f. impromptue, m. plural impromptus, f. plural impromptues)
- improvised, not planned.
- une visite impromptue.
[edit] Noun
impromptu m. (plural impromptus)
- improvised action
- À l'impromptu.
- Talleyrand prévoyait à l'avance ses bons mots, que la circonstance lui tirait ensuite à l'impromptu. (Sainte-Beuve, Pensées, 1868)
- (music) impromptu
- Quand je faisais mentalement des réserves sur Fauré, celles-ci portaient sur les Barcarolles, les Nocturnes et les Impromptus. (Du Bos, Journal, 1928)
[edit] Synonyms
- improviste
- (music) improvisation, impro
[edit] References
- "impromptu" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
French
[edit] Noun
impromptu m. inv.
