What does "performant" mean?
Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer.
Performant
/pəˈfɔːmənt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer.
- Grammar: performant is listed as adj, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: capable, competent, computing process, effective.
- Useful contrasts: ineffective, inefficient, slow.
- Usage evidence: A ballet visibly stresses the performant function even though, traditionally, it also claims to communicate some meaning. In sports, the performant function dominates more openly; but, in a symbiotic relation, it derives much of its vitality from a grafted referential function that operates through cultural signs. [...] As a rule, however, the performant function, when it is supported by truly impressive circus performances, tends to monopolize the audience's attention.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer. obsolete, rare
"As my heart bears me full witness with what unalloyed satisfaction I should have seen this last duty in your hands or in D. Giddy's, so I feel myself permitted to avow the pain, yea, the sense of shame, with which I contemplate Dr. Stock as the performant."
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to performance.
"A ballet visibly stresses the performant function even though, traditionally, it also claims to communicate some meaning. In sports, the performant function dominates more openly; but, in a symbiotic relation, it derives much of its vitality from a grafted referential function that operates through cultural signs. [...] As a rule, however, the performant function, when it is supported by truly impressive circus performances, tends to monopolize the audience's attention."
- 2 Performing well; Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency.
"The inhabitants commonly use pacing Naggs, singularly performant in travaille, and easily kept in good case."
- 3 Performing well; Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency.; Characterized by a level of performance or efficiency that is adequate for or exceeds the expectations of end users.
"The program ALGOLOG is highly performant: it generated 259 linear subproblems, instead of 2²³."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"A ballet visibly stresses the performant function even though, traditionally, it also claims to communicate some meaning. In sports, the performant function dominates more openly; but, in a symbiotic relation, it derives much of its vitality from a grafted referential function that operates through cultural signs. [...] As a rule, however, the performant function, when it is supported by truly impressive circus performances, tends to monopolize the audience's attention."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "performant"?
Common synonyms include: capable, competent, computing process, effective, efficient, high habitat quality.
How do you use "performant" in a sentence?
A ballet visibly stresses the performant function even though, traditionally, it also claims to communicate some meaning. In sports, the performant function dominates more openly; but, in a symbiotic relation, it derives much of its vitality from a grafted referential function that operates through cultural signs. [...] As a rule, however, the performant function, when it is supported by truly impressive circus performances, tends to monopolize the audience's attention.
How do you pronounce "performant"?
Pronounced /pəˈfɔːmənt/.
Etymology
From perform + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, and adjectives from verbs with the senses of ‘doing (the action of the verb’)), possibly modelled after informant.