Synonyms for impromptu

Grammar : Adj

Spell : im-promp-too, -tyoo

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɒmp tu, -tyu

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Définition of impromptu

Origin : 1660s (adv.), 1764 (adj.), from French impromptu (1650s), from Latin in promptu "in readiness," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + promptu, ablative of promptus "readiness," from past participle of promere "to bring out," from pro- "before, forward, for" + emere "to obtain" (see exempt).

adj unrehearsed, improvised

Example sentences :

Practice has made them quite perfect in this impromptu modeling.
Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

I have arranged an impromptu masquerade by moonlight on the terrace (period).
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

Certainly it was a fine and dramatic bit of impromptu pleading.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

It was an impromptu effort to avoid telling me who they are, but they are known.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Her dark eyes were hidden in the shadows of her impromptu hood.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

On the evening of Friday, the closing day, Roble gave an impromptu dance.
Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field

The speeches were impromptu; the characters and rôles were stereotyped.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

I bade him produce them, and invited the stranger to share our impromptu lunch.
Extract from : « Carmen » by Prosper Merimee

I always have been very fond of Schubert's "Rosamunde" impromptu.
Extract from : « The Pianolist » by Gustav Kobb

The composition sometimes is spoken of as the "Trilby" impromptu.
Extract from : « The Pianolist » by Gustav Kobb

Antonyms for impromptu

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