performance

Pronunciation: [pɚˈfɔɹ.məns]

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a dramatic or musical entertainment
  2. noun the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
  3. noun the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

Etymology

From Middle English parfourmaunce; equivalent to perform + -ance.

In classic literature

Synonyms

public presentation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
show
Narrower (hyponyms)
pianism, concert, benefit, play reading, act, rendition

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