adjective + performance : dramatic, musical, vocal; impressive, outstanding, stellar, stunning; live
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noun + performance : investment; team
adjective + performance : disappointing, dismal; consistent, solid, strong; all-round, overall
verb + performance : deliver, produce SYNONYMS performance NOUN 1
presentation: …Blackpool Opera House's presentation of Buddy, the musical.
production: For this production she has learnt the role in Spanish.
show: How about going shopping and seeing a show in London?
per|fo r|mance art N‑UNCOUNT Performance art is a theatrical presentation that includes various art forms such as dance, music, painting, and sculpture.
perfo rmance-related pa y N‑UNCOUNT Performance-related pay is a rate of pay which is based on how well someone does their job. [BUSINESS ]
per|form|er /pə r fɔː r mə r / (performers )
1 N‑COUNT A performer is a person who acts, sings, or does other entertainment in front of audiences. □ A performer in evening dress plays classical selections on the violin.
2 N‑COUNT You can use performer when describing someone or something in a way that indicates how well they do a particular thing. □ Until 1987, Canada's industry had been the star performer. □ He is a world-class performer.
per|fo rm|ing a rts N‑PLURAL Dance, drama, music, and other forms of entertainment that are usually performed live in front of an audience are referred to as the performing arts .
per|fume /pɜː r fjuːm, pə r fjuː m/ (perfumes , perfuming , perfumed )
1 N‑VAR Perfume is a pleasant-smelling liquid which women put on their skin to make themselves smell nice. □ The hall smelled of her mother's perfume. □ …a bottle of perfume.
2 N‑VAR Perfume is the ingredient that is added to some products to make them smell nice. □ …a delicate white soap without perfume.
3 VERB If something is used to perfume a product, it is added to the product to make it smell nice. □ [V n] The oil is used to flavour and perfume soaps, foam baths, and scents. □ [V -ed + with ] …shower gel perfumed with the popular Paris fragrance.
per|fumed /pɜː r fjuːmd, pə r fjuː md/
1 ADJ Something such as fruit or flowers that are perfumed have a sweet pleasant smell. □ …perfumed English strawberries.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Perfumed things have a sweet pleasant smell, either naturally or because perfume has been added to them. □ She opened the perfumed envelope.
per|fum|ery /pə r fjuː məri/ (perfumeries )
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Perfumery is the activity or business of producing perfume. □ …the perfumery trade.
2 N‑COUNT A perfumery is a shop or a department in a store where perfume is the main product that is sold.
per|func|tory /pə r fʌ ŋktəri, [AM ] -tɔːri/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A perfunctory action is done quickly and carelessly, and shows a lack of interest in what you are doing. □ She gave the list only a perfunctory glance. □ Our interest was purely perfunctory. ● per|func|to|ri|ly /pə r fʌ ŋktər I li, [AM ] -tɔː r-/ ADV [ADV with v] □ Melina was perfunctorily introduced to the men.
per|go|la /pɜː r gələ/ (pergolas ) N‑COUNT In a garden, a pergola is an arch or a structure with a roof over which climbing plants can be grown.
per|haps ◆◆◆ /pə r hæ ps, præ ps/
1 ADV You use perhaps to express uncertainty, for example, when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the future in the way you describe. [VAGUENESS ] □ Millson regarded her thoughtfully. Perhaps she was right. □ In the end they lose millions, perhaps billions. □ It was bulky, perhaps three feet long and almost as high. □ Perhaps, in time, the message will get through. □ They'd come soon, perhaps when the radio broadcast was over.
2 ADV You use perhaps in opinions and remarks to make them appear less definite or more polite. [VAGUENESS ] □ Perhaps the most important lesson to be learned is that you simply cannot please everyone. □ His very last paintings are perhaps the most puzzling. □ Do you perhaps disapprove of Agatha Christie and her Poirot and Miss Marple?
3 ADV You use perhaps when you are making suggestions or giving advice. Perhaps is also used in formal English to introduce requests. [POLITENESS ] □ Perhaps I may be permitted a few suggestions. □ Well, perhaps you'll come and see us at our place?
4 ADV You can say perhaps as a response to a question or remark, when you do not want to agree or accept, but think that it would be rude to disagree or refuse. □ 'I'm sure we can make it,' he says. Perhaps, but it will not be easy.
per|il /pe r I l/ (perils )
1 N‑VAR Perils are great dangers. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the perils of the sea. □ We are in the gravest peril.
2 N‑PLURAL [with poss] The perils of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve. □ [+ of ] …the perils of starring in a television commercial.
3 PHRASE If you say that someone does something at their peril , you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it. □ Anyone who breaks the law does so at their peril.