adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
performant
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /pəˈfɔːmənt/
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General-American: /pɚˈfɔɹmənt/
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adj
Meaning 2
Performing well; Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: effective, efficient, high-performance, high-performing, responsive, successful
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: effective, efficient, high-performance, high-performing, responsive, successful
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Performanz- — of or relating to performance
- Serbo-Croatian: performantan — of or relating to performance
- French: performant — capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency
- German: performant — capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency
- Romanian: performant — capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency
- Serbo-Croatian: performantan — capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency
- Serbo-Croatian: performantan — characterized by a level of performance or efficiency that is adequate for or exceeds the expectations of end users