extemporization
/eks,tempərai'zeiʃn/
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of performing, speaking, or composing something without prior planning or preparation: It refers to the process of creating or delivering something spontaneously, often in response to the immediate situation.
- A specific instance or product of such spontaneous creation: It can also refer to the resulting performance, speech, or piece of music itself.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The comedian's hilarious extemporization on current events was the highlight of the show.
- Jazz is a genre that often relies on extemporization by the musicians.
- Her speech was not written down; it was a brilliant extemporization that captivated the audience.
Advanced Usage
- "To engage in extemporization": to perform or speak spontaneously.
- The debate champion was skilled at extemporization, able to argue any point on the spot.
- "A moment of extemporization": a specific instance of spontaneous creation.
- The guitarist's solo included a stunning moment of extemporization that wasn't in the original score.
Variants and Related Words
- Extemporize (verb): To compose, perform, or speak without preparation.
- The speaker had to extemporize when his notes were lost.
- Extemporaneous (adjective): Spoken or done without preparation.
- He gave an extemporaneous speech that was both moving and eloquent.
- Extempore (adverb/adjective): Without preparation.
- She spoke extempore for twenty minutes.
Synonyms
- Improvisation: The action of creating or performing spontaneously.
- Ad-libbing: Speaking or performing without preparation (informal).
- Impromptu: Done without being planned or rehearsed.
Related Phrases
- "Off the cuff": Spontaneously, without preparation (informal idiom).
- His remarks were made off the cuff, but they were very insightful.
- "On the spur of the moment": Done suddenly without planning.
- She decided on the spur of the moment to give an extemporization.
Related Idioms
- "To wing it": To improvise or do something without proper preparation (informal idiom).
- I didn't have time to prepare my presentation, so I had to wing it with some extemporization.
Noun
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a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
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