"performativity" meaning in English

See performativity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: performativities [plural]
Etymology: From performative + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|performative|ity}} performative + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} performativity (countable and uncountable, plural performativities)
  1. (philosophy) The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of being. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (Translations): перформативност (performativnost) [neuter] (Bulgarian), performativita [feminine] (Czech), performativité [feminine] (French), Performativität [feminine] (German), performatività [feminine] (Italian), 수행성 (suhaengseong) (Korean), performativitat [feminine] (Occitan), performatividad [feminine] (Spanish), performativitet (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-performativity-en-noun-9n0Jxrg9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 59 41
  2. The quality of being performative. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-performativity-en-noun-R1A7Ugrz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: performatism, performativism

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