Performance
Performance noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.
Talent and performance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Talent" instead a noun "Performance".
Talent
Talent noun - A special and usually inborn ability.
Performance and talent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Performance" instead a noun "Talent".
Nearby Words: talented, talentless
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good performance | good talent |
| physical | physical performance | physical talent |
| musical | musical performance | musical talent |
| special | special performance | special talent |
| Other adjectives: best, exceptional, original, top, single, strong, powerful, actual, vocal, big, great, superior, impressive, amazing, acting. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- It's not Idina Menzel, but the performance has some real talent behind it and the overall work shows how much effort was put into it.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Frozen -
He later passes it on to Baekhee when she asks him if she got in because of her talent, and the other students credit her successful first stage performance to its power.
Source: Series / Dream High - At the talent show they perform a song called "In God's Eyes We Are All Hot", but afterward we learn that they lost, and we see that their actual performance was nothing but atonal screaming.
Source: Inept Talent Show Contestant
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