(philosophy, linguistics) Being enacted as it is said. / Being done as a performance in order to create an impression.

A performative utterance.

plural of performative

The quality of being performative.

In a performative manner.

Able to be performed.

One who performs for, or entertains, an audience. / One who performs or does anything.

(transitive) To do (something); to execute. / (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perform