extemporaneous
to do something spontaneously, without planning
TRANSLATION
extemporaneous = improvisiert, unvorbereitet
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
“She summed up the long and complex sessions in an hour's EXTEMPORANEOUS speech that was remarkable for its organization and delivery.”
(“Anna Freud, Psychoanalyst, Dies in London at 86" New York Times, October 10, 1982)
“I need 3 days to prepare an extemporaneous, 3 minute speech.” Mark Twain
(“Anna Freud, Psychoanalyst, Dies in London at 86" New York Times, October 10, 1982)
“I need 3 days to prepare an extemporaneous, 3 minute speech.” Mark Twain
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extemporaneous :
1.Carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous piano recital.
2.Prepared in advance but delivered without notes or text: an extemporaneous speech.
3.Skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance: an accomplished extemporaneous speaker.
4.Provided, made, or adapted as an expedient; makeshift: an extemporaneous policy decision.
Extemporaneous comes from Late Latin extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore, "out of time," therefore "immediately, at the very time the occasion arises." It is related to temporary, "lasting for a limited time"; contemporary, "belonging to the same time" (con-, "with, together"); and tempo, "the rate or degree of movement in time."
Synonyms: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, ad-lib
These adjectives mean spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation or
forethought.
EXTEMPORANEOUS, extemporary, and extempore most often apply to discourse that is delivered without the assistance of a written text, though it may have been planned in advance: an extemporaneous address; an extemporary lecture; an extempore skit.
IMPROMPTU even more strongly suggests happening on the spur of the moment: an impromptu dinner.
OFFHAND implies not only spontaneity but also a casual or even cavalier manner: an offhand remark.
What is UNREHEARSED is said or done without rehearsal or practice though not necessarily without forethought: a few unrehearsed comments.
UNPEMEDITATED - implies impulsiveness prompted by strong feeling: asked an unpremeditated question.
AD-LIB - Something that is ad-lib is spontaneous and improvised and therefore not part of a prepared script or score: an ad-lib joke.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
1.Carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous piano recital.
2.Prepared in advance but delivered without notes or text: an extemporaneous speech.
3.Skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance: an accomplished extemporaneous speaker.
4.Provided, made, or adapted as an expedient; makeshift: an extemporaneous policy decision.
Extemporaneous comes from Late Latin extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore, "out of time," therefore "immediately, at the very time the occasion arises." It is related to temporary, "lasting for a limited time"; contemporary, "belonging to the same time" (con-, "with, together"); and tempo, "the rate or degree of movement in time."
Synonyms: extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, ad-lib
These adjectives mean spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation or
forethought.
EXTEMPORANEOUS, extemporary, and extempore most often apply to discourse that is delivered without the assistance of a written text, though it may have been planned in advance: an extemporaneous address; an extemporary lecture; an extempore skit.
IMPROMPTU even more strongly suggests happening on the spur of the moment: an impromptu dinner.
OFFHAND implies not only spontaneity but also a casual or even cavalier manner: an offhand remark.
What is UNREHEARSED is said or done without rehearsal or practice though not necessarily without forethought: a few unrehearsed comments.
UNPEMEDITATED - implies impulsiveness prompted by strong feeling: asked an unpremeditated question.
AD-LIB - Something that is ad-lib is spontaneous and improvised and therefore not part of a prepared script or score: an ad-lib joke.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
