Impromptu vs Offhand - What's the difference?
impromptu | offhand | Synonyms |
Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal; extemporaneous; unplanned.
(music) a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
without planning or thinking ahead
careless; without sufficient thought or consideration
curt, abrupt, unfriendly
right away, immediately, without thinking about it
* Offhand , I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
* 1854:' William Makepeace Thackeray, ''The Rose and the Ring'' - We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married ' offhand !
in an offhand manner
Impromptu is a synonym of offhand.
As adjectives the difference between impromptu and offhand
is that impromptu is improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal; extemporaneous; unplanned while offhand is without planning or thinking ahead.As a noun impromptu
is (music) a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.As an adverb offhand is
right away, immediately, without thinking about it.impromptu
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Adjective
(-)- The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.
Synonyms
* See alsoNoun
(en noun)offhand
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Alternative forms
* off-handAdjective
(en adjective)- She gave an offhand speech.
- He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
- She was quite offhand with me yesterday.