Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "acting" can be used as noun, verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Causes Desire

pretend

Defined As

art of performing theatre

Derived Terms

acting charades voice acting

Etymologically Related To

act

Inflected/Variant Forms

act

Context

drama legal

Prerequisites

expressive face

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

activity performing arts

Type Of (IsA)

activity art communicating intelligent agent activity part showmanship and part mimicry performance art performing arts pretending profession

Part Of

performance theater

Related Terms

cis-acting nonacting pro tem self-acting unacting

Related Terms

act action actor assume authority deed duty pretending temporarily

Similar Terms

impermanent impermanent temporary

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