Performance
[pə'fɔːm(ə)ns] or [pɚ'fɔrməns]
Definition
(noun.) any recognized accomplishment; 'they admired his performance under stress'; 'when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe'.
(noun.) the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; 'they criticised his performance as mayor'; 'experience generally improves performance'.
(noun.) the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; 'we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal'; 'an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto'.
(noun.) a dramatic or musical entertainment; 'they listened to ten different performances'; 'the play ran for 100 performances'; 'the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity'.
Checked by Janice--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.
(n.) That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Accomplishment, execution, completion.[2]. Action, deed, act, achievement, exploit, feat.
Inputed by Lawrence
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Accomplishment, act, execution, deed, exploit, work, achievement, enterprise,operation,[See ACHIEVEMENT_and_DEED]
Checked by Elaine
Examples
- We were speaking the other day, you know, of his being so warm an admirer of her performance. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The newspapers had previously published articles showing the unusual capacity and performance of the battery, and public interest had thus been greatly awakened. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The performance over, Selden's first impulse was to seek Miss Bart. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- For once I must, was the answer; and if I had not slipped aside and kept out of his way, he would have compelled me to this second performance. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- History fails to relate a great deal about the mechanical detail of the Pennington model, but it is said to have made a very creditable performance in exhibition. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The regular performance will continue every night till further notice. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But he had two consolations at the close of the performance. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Its performance on its first trial trip was absolutely astounding to every observer. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In my mind I set it down as an impossible performance, save in the unlikely case that she had a second pair of glasses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But who would have imagined, said he, that Franklin was capable of such a performance; such painting, such force, such fire! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It was past five o'clock in the afternoon before I returned from the performance of these duties. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Meanwhile the last moments of the performance seemed to gain an added brightness from the hovering threat of the curtain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Of course he fell in the canal and was nearly drowned; few boys in Milan worth their salt omitted that performance. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The average performance of the engines was 26 strokes per minute, and the number of revolutions of the screw in the same time was 138?. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I am excessively fond of music, but without the smallest skill or right of judging of any body's performance. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The same Signor Jupe was to 'enliven the varied performances at frequent intervals with his chaste Shaksperean quips and retorts. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Wireless press messages between America and Europe are also matters of daily performances. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I trembled to think of the ruined purses this day's performances might result in. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This had been very quiet for one of Marty's performances. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and research. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The associate in this was a man whom he had found endeavoring to make electrical apparatus for sleight-of-hand performances. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- After his performances were over he used to come down to '65' and talk economics, philosophy, moral science, and everything else. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Nain, famous for the raising of the widow's son, and Endor, as famous for the performances of her witch are in view. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In 1886, however, a machine was placed in the office of the _New York Tribune_ whose performances astonished and alarmed the old-time compositor. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Some of his performances made their appearance in Paris. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It was late, for I had been playing in the last piece; and, as it was a benefit night, the performances had been protracted to an unusual length. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The Major's musical taste has been before alluded to, and his performances on the flute commended. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A likeness pleases every body; and Miss Woodhouse's performances must be capital. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Such shows were the best possible form of advertising, but in time they degenerated into absurd performances. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- A self-conscious person is partly thinking about his problem and partly about what others think of his performances. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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