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performability

performability

7.2
A person's physical and mental ability to do tasks like dancing or sports
  • noun
  • /pərˌfɔːrməˈbɪləti/
translation icon : capacidad de actuación
  • The director was impressed by the dancer's performability during the audition.

Examples

  • After months of training, his performability improved significantly.

  • In sports, performability can be affected by both physical and mental health.

  • The performability of the dancers impressed the audience.

  • She assessed the performability of the new play.

  • The director was impressed by the dancer's performability during the audition.

  • In sports, performability can be affected by both physical and mental health.

  • After months of training, his performability improved significantly.

Synonyms

ability
vsperformability
1.0

Skill or power to do something

is more about performing required work in physical or artistic contexts
physical ability
vsperformability
5 3.0

The body's strength and skill for doing tasks like running or lifting

includes bodily tasks and also artistic performances
capableness
vsperformability
6.3

The ability to do work and handle tasks well

focuses more on carrying out required performances rather than handling tasks
ableness
vsperformability
6.7

The quality of having the skill or power to do something

is specifically about carrying out performances rather than simple capacity

Antonyms

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

9 5.4

Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well

How Capable

performability
7.2
capability
  • Specialized
107 4.0
incapability
1 6.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

performability = performable (transparent) = perform + able + ity

Derived by nominalizing 'performable' with '-ity', yielding the capacity to be performed.

Etymology

Performability comes from perform meaning 'to do' and the part -ability meaning 'ability', the same idea you see in performance. So for a person or athlete it means their ability to carry out tasks or to perform well.