What is another word for impromptus?

Pronunciation: [ɪmpɹˈɒmptəs] (IPA)

Impromptus are often described as spontaneous or unrehearsed. Synonyms for impromptus include improvisation, extemporization, spur-of-the-moment, ad-lib, and off-the-cuff. These terms all share the sense of being unplanned and performed on the fly. Improvisation and extemporization suggest an ability to create something on the spot, while spur-of-the-moment and ad-lib imply a hasty or unprepared performance. Off-the-cuff typically describes a speech or comment made without prior preparation. All of these synonyms convey a certain sense of energy and spontaneity, which makes impromptus exciting and unpredictable performances that can captivate audiences. Whether in music, acting, or public speaking, impromptus are often seen as a test of creativity and adaptability.

What are the hypernyms for Impromptus?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Impromptus

I also agreed with him when he said that he had warned her against making impromptus too frequently, as such hasty verses are apt to sacrifice wit to rhyme.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
"Ah," said Maltravers, "I have heard, indeed, some ugly old gentlemen with immense whiskers, and gestures of the most alarming ferocity, pour out their vehement impromptus; but I have never yet listened to a young and a handsome lady.
"Ernest Maltravers, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Drawing and music were pursued confessedly as amusements; and it would be difficult to mention any attainment whatsoever which Goethe had carried to a point of excellence in the years which he spent under his father's care, unless it were his mastery over the common artifices of metre and the common topics of rhetoric, which fitted him for writing what are called occasional poems and impromptus.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey

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