- extemporaneousness
- noun see extemporaneous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
extemporaneousness
Look at other dictionaries:
extemporaneousness — index informality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
extemporaneousness — noun see extemporaneous * * * extemporāˈneousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑extempore * * * extemporaneousness noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: not plannedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
Extemporaneousness — Extemporaneous Ex*tem po*ra ne*ous, a. [See {Extempore}.] Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off hand; ad lib; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extemporaneousness — See extemporaneity. * * * … Universalium
extemporaneousness — noun the degree or property of being extemporaneous … Wiktionary
extemporaneousness — ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ness … English syllables
extemporaneousness — See: extemporaneous … English dictionary
extemporaneous — adjective Etymology: Late Latin extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore Date: 1673 1. a. (1) composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment ; impromptu < an extemporaneous comment > (2) carefully prepared but delivered without notes or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
extemporaneous — extemporaneously, adv. extemporaneousness, extemporaneity /ik stem peuh reuh nee i tee/, n. /ik stem peuh ray nee euhs/, adj. 1. done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech. 2.… … Universalium
extemporaneous — adjective /əkˌstɛmpɚˈeɪniəs,ɛkˌsɛm.pɜː(ɹ)ˈeɪn.i.əs/ without preparation or advanced thought; offhand Syn: extemporal, improvised See Also: extemporize, extemporaneousness … Wiktionary
