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performance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Performance \Per*form"ance\, 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: performance n 1: a dramatic or musical entertainment; "the play ran for 100 performances" or "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" [syn: {public presentation}] 2: the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the recital" 3: the act of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it "experience generally improves performance" [syn: {execution}, {doing}, {carrying out}, {carrying into action}] 4: an act or process or manner of functioning or operating: "the power of its engine determines its operation": "the plane's performance in high winds" [syn: {operation}, {functioning}] 5: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"
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