performance
(noun) any recognized accomplishment; “they admired his performance under stress”; “when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe”
performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action
(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”
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”
performance, public presentation
(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”
operation, functioning, performance
(noun) process or manner of functioning or operating; “the power of its engine determines its operation”; “the plane’s operation in high winds”; “they compared the cooking performance of each oven”; “the jet’s performance conformed to high standards”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
performance (countable and uncountable, plural performances)
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
(arts) A live show or concert.
The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
(linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
• Adjectives often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.
(Hyponyms of performance (arts)):
• command performance
• concert
• movie
• play
• show
Source: Wiktionary
Per*form"ance, n.
Definition: 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. Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible. Paley.
2. 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. "Her walking and other actual performances." Shak. "His musical performances." Macaulay.
Syn.
– Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment; achievement; production; work; act; action; deed; exploit; feat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
