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performability

performability

8.4
How easy a musical piece or play is for people to present
  • noun
  • /pərˌfɔːrməˈbɪləti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : actuabilidad
  • The arrangement improved the performability of the piece for amateur musicians.

Examples

  • Composers often consider performability when writing music for school bands.

  • The performability of the new play was praised by both actors and directors.

  • The performability of this play is exceptional.

  • Can the performability of this piece be improved?

  • The performability of the concert piece was enhanced by the skilled musicians involved.

  • Teachers assess the performability of a play before deciding to stage it with students.

  • The director focused on the performability of the script to ensure it could be effectively presented.

Synonyms

playability
vsperformability
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Ease and comfort for a musician making music on an instrument or piece

is broader, focusing on overall practicality for any performance
actability
vsperformability
  • Jargon
8.1

How easy it is for actors to perform a script or role

is about general suitability for any artistic performance

Antonyms

impracticality
1 6.8

A situation when something cannot work well in everyday life

How Suitable

suitability
8 3.2
performability
  • Specialized
8.4

Surface Forms

performability singular
performabilities plural

Morphology

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

Standard nominalization of 'performable' with '-ity', indicating suitability for performance.

Etymology

Performability comes from perform meaning 'to do' and the part -ability meaning 'ability', similar to words like playable or singable that show something can be done. So for a piece of music or a play it means how easy or practical it is to perform.