improvisation (noun)
1improvisation — improvise ► VERB 1) create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. 2) make from whatever is available. DERIVATIVES improvisation noun improvisational adjective improvisatory adjective improviser noun. ORIGIN …
2improvisation — noun a) The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ. b) That which is improvised; an impromptu …
3improvisation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ free ▪ spontaneous ▪ Most of their music was spontaneous improvisation. ▪ musical ▪ jazz ▪ …
4improvisation — noun Date: 1786 1. the act or art of improvising 2. something (as a musical or dramatic composition) improvised • improvisational adjective • improvisationally adverb …
5improvisation — noun 1. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation) • Derivationally related forms: ↑improvise • Hypernyms: ↑creation 2. an unplanned expedient • Syn: ↑temporary expedient …
6improvisation — UK [ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɪmprɑvɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms improvisation : singular improvisation plural improvisations 1) [countable/uncountable] a performance of a play or a piece of music in which the performer invents words or musical… …
7improvisation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. improvising, extemporization, ad libbing*, ad lib*, impromptu creation, spontaneous creation, makeshift device, stopgap, making do, playing it by ear*, jamming*, lick*; see also discovery 2 , resort 1 . II (Roget s… …
8improvisation — im|prov|i|sa|tion [ ,ımpravı zeıʃn ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a performance that the performer has not practiced before 2. ) uncount things that you do or make using only what is available at the time, instead of what is most suitable …
9improvisation — /ɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (say impruhvuy zayshuhn) noun 1. the act of improvising. 2. something improvised. –improvisational, adjective …
10improvise — verb 1》 create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. 2》 produce or make (something) from whatever is available. Derivatives improvisation noun improvisational adjective improvisatorial adjective improvisatory… …
