performance
English Thesaurus
1. any recognized accomplishment (noun.act)
hyponym | : | overachievement, |
definition | : | better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | underachievement, |
definition | : | poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) (noun.act) |
2. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it (noun.act)
hypernym | : | action, |
definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | specific performance, |
definition | : | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | linguistic performance, |
definition | : | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | mechanics, mechanism, |
definition | : | the technical aspects of doing something (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | officiation, |
definition | : | the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty (noun.act) |
3. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment (noun.act)
hyponym | : | encore, |
definition | : | an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | juggle, juggling, |
definition | : | throwing and catching several objects simultaneously (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | one-night stand, |
definition | : | a performance in one place on one night only (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | last hurrah, swan song, |
definition | : | a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | program, programme, |
definition | : | a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation (noun.act) |
4. a dramatic or musical entertainment (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | show, |
definition | : | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | act, bit, number, routine, turn, |
definition | : | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | benefit, |
definition | : | a performance to raise money for a charitable cause (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | concert, |
definition | : | a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | pianism, |
definition | : | performance by or technique of a pianist (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | play reading, |
definition | : | performance of a play by a group of readers (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | premiere, |
definition | : | the first public performance of a play or movie (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | recital, |
definition | : | performance of music or dance especially by soloists (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | rendering, rendition, |
definition | : | a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | song and dance, |
definition | : | theatrical performance combining singing and dancing (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | spectacular, |
definition | : | a lavishly produced performance (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | world premiere, |
definition | : | (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | coda, finale, |
definition | : | the closing section of a musical composition (noun.communication) |
5. process or manner of functioning or operating (noun.process)
hypernym | : | physical process, process, |
definition | : | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops) |
6. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it (noun.act)
derivation | : | do, execute, perform, |
definition | : | carry out or perform an action (verb.creation) |
7. a dramatic or musical entertainment (noun.communication)
derivation | : | perform, |
definition | : | give a performance (of something) (verb.creation) |
8. process or manner of functioning or operating (noun.process)
9. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it (noun.act)
derivation | : | do, execute, perform, |
definition | : | carry out or perform an action (verb.creation) |
10. a dramatic or musical entertainment (noun.communication)
derivation | : | perform, |
definition | : | give a performance (of something) (verb.creation) |
11. process or manner of functioning or operating (noun.process)
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