English Explanatory Dictionary

performativity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of being.
  2. The quality of being performative.

Word forms

performativity performativities

Etymology

From performative + -ity.

Synonyms

performatism performativism
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