improvisation
/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən//ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/
improvisation noun: the act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously.
Noun
improvisation (countable and uncountable, plural improvisations)
- The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
- He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
- The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian
improvisation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati
improvisation in Tamil
- முன்னேற்பாடின்றித் திடிரென்று செய்தல்
improvisation in Urdu
- امپرووائزیشن
improvisation in Bengali
- ইম্প্রোভাইজেশন
improvisation in Gujarati
- ઇમ્પ્રોવાઇઝેશન
More languagesFewer languages
- improvisation in Odia
- ଇମ୍ପ୍ରୋଭାଇଜେସନ୍, ଇମ୍ପ୍ରୋଭାଇଜେସନ
- improvisation in Nepali
- इम्प्रोभाइजेसन, इम्प्रोभाइजेशन
Examples of improvisation in a sentence
- But with unstructured improvisation, the risk that directionlessness will give way to pointlessness is high.
- Cline, who demonstrated sensitivity and restraint in an improvisation over a ragalike pedal tone.
- It would be wrong to infer from this, however, that an improvisation is beyond any control.
Forms of improvisation
| plural | improvisations |
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Origin of improvisation
From French improvisation. Morphologically improvise + -ation.
Words formed from improvisation
Words that rhyme with improvisation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about improvisation
- What does improvisation mean?
- Improvisation means the act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously.
- What is improvisation in Tamil?
- Improvisation in Tamil is முன்னேற்பாடின்றித் திடிரென்று செய்தல். See Improvisation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is improvisation?
- Improvisation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce improvisation?
- Improvisation is pronounced /ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of improvisation?
- The plural of improvisation is improvisations.
Words near improvisation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: improvisation (page history and authors); improvisation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improvisation (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); improvisation (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); improvisation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); improvisation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); improvisation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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