dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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NOUN | 1 | performance, public presentation | A dramatic or musical entertainment |
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2 | performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action | The act of performing | |
3 | performance | The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment | |
4 | performance, operation, functioning | Process or manner of functioning or operating | |
5 | performance | Any recognized accomplishment |
Sounds | perfao'rmahns |
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Rhymes | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 263 more rhymes in ahns at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A dramatic or musical entertainment. |
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Examples | "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" |
Synonyms | public presentation |
Parts | finale, coda |
Narrower | act, routine, number, turn, bit; benefit; concert; pianism; play reading; premiere; recital; rendition, rendering; song and dance; theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics; spectacular; world premiere |
Broader | show |
Verbs | perform |
Meaning | The act of performing. Of doing something successfully. Using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it. |
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Examples | "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" |
Synonyms | execution, carrying out, carrying into action |
Narrower | specific performance; mechanism, mechanics; officiation |
Broader | action |
Verbs | perform |
Meaning | The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment. |
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Examples | "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" |
Parts | acting, playing, playacting, performing |
Narrower | dramatic production, dramatic performance; encore; extemporization, extemporisation, improvisation; juggle, juggling; magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, illusion, deception; musical performance; one-night stand; rendition, rendering, interpretation; swan song, last hurrah; program, programme |
Broader | presentation, presentment, demonstration |
Meaning | Process or manner of functioning or operating. |
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Examples | "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" |
Synonyms | operation, functioning |
Broader | process |
Meaning | Any recognized accomplishment. |
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Examples | "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" |
Narrower | overachievement; underachievement |
Broader | accomplishment, achievement |