extemporaneity
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ɪkˌstem.pə.rəˈneɪ.ə.ti/ us /ekˌstem.pɚ.əˈneɪ.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being extemporaneous(= done or said without any preparation or thought):
Extemporaneity brings life and excitement to the music.
Skilled interpreters need an amount of extemporaneity and a quick mind.
Related word
extemporaneous
The dancers have a refreshing extemporaneity of style.
The extemporaneity of his long digressions was not appreciated by his audience.
The band's blend of jazz and hip-hop celebrates extemporaneity.
There was a spirit of extemporaneity in the performance.
We admired the extemporaneity in his speech.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not expected or planned
abrupt end
abrupt halt
abruptly
abruptness
ad hoc
inadvertency
inadvertent
inadvertently
inconceivable
inconceivably
sine die
spirit
spontaneity
spontaneous
spontaneously
unsuspected
untimely
untoward
unwilled
unwitting
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