performance

1. A dramatic or musical entertainment (synset 106904543)
   "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
   is a type of: show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
   subtypes:

   • act, bit, number, routine, turn - a short performance that is part of a longer program
   • benefit - a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
   • concert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
   • pianism - performance by or technique of a pianist
   • play reading - performance of a play by a group of readers
   • premiere - the first public performance of a play or movie
   • recital - performance of music or dance especially by soloists
   • rendering, rendition - a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
   • song and dance - theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
   • histrionics, representation, theatrical, theatrical performance - a performance of a play
   • spectacular - a lavishly produced performance
   • world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world
   has: coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition
   same as: public presentation
2. The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment (synset 100551808)
   "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"
   is a type of: demonstration, presentation, presentment - a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
   subtypes:

   • dramatic performance, dramatic production - the act of performing a drama
   • encore - an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
   • extemporisation, extemporization, improvisation - a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
   • juggle, juggling - throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
   • conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
   • musical performance - the act of performing music
   • one-night stand - a performance in one place on one night only
   • interpretation, rendering, rendition - the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
   • last hurrah, swan song - a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
   • program, programme - a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
   has: acting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama
3. The act of performing;
   Of doing something successfully;
   Using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it (synset 100098324)
   "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
   is a type of: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)
   subtypes:

   • specific performance - the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms
   • linguistic performance - (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)
   • mechanics, mechanism - the technical aspects of doing something
   • officiation - the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
   same as: carrying into action, carrying out, execution
4. Any recognized accomplishment (synset 100047847)
   "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"
   is a type of: accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
   subtypes:

   • overachievement - better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
   • underachievement - poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
5. Process or manner of functioning or operating (synset 113546752)
   "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"
   is a type of: physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
   same as: functioning, operation

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