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improvisational

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/
General-American: /ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃənəl/
General-American: /ˌɪm-/
rhymes with -eɪʃənəl
CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P R AA0 V IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Having the nature of an improvisation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

Near-synonyms: impromptu, extempore, extemporaneous

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: improvisatorial, improvisatory, impromptu, extempore, extemporaneous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, improvisation + -al, or, by surface analysis, improvise + -ation + -al.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Belarusian: імправізацы́йны (impravizacýjny) — having the nature of an improvisation
Hungarian: improvizációs — having the nature of an improvisation
Polish: improwizacyjny — having the nature of an improvisation
Russian: импровизацио́нный (improvizaciónnyj) — having the nature of an improvisation
Ukrainian: імпровізаці́йний (improvizacíjnyj) — having the nature of an improvisation

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more improvisational — comparative
most improvisational — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: improvisational comedy, improvisationalist, improvisationally, improvisational theatre

Related: improv

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Examples

Meaning relationships

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