ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Performant

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pəˈfɔːmənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Performant is an adjective meaning Of or relating to performance.

Meaning

Of or relating to performance.

More Meanings

  1. Performing well; Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency.
  2. (obsolete, rare) Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer.

Example Sentences

The inhabitants commonly use pacing Naggs, singularly performant in travaille, and easily kept in good case.
In our energy-conscious society, materials and structures are required to be more performant, lightweight, and cheap.
Results suggest that shear actuators can be more performant than extension ones for the control of bending operations.
Nevertheless, it should be realized that most of the trials were conducted with poorly performant neutron installations (similar to old 200 kV X-ray units).

Word Forms

Synonyms for performant

Depending on context, synonyms include effective, efficient, high-performance, responsive, successful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include workly, agentic, musical, profectional, productory, actorly.

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