# performativity

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From performative + -ity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/performativity