performant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɚˈfɔrmənt/ UK /pəˈfɔːmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
operating efficiently and with high performance (chiefly technical)

The rewrite produced far more performant code.

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Synonyms

1 adj · operating efficiently and... efficient fastoptimizedresponsivehigh-performing

Opposites

sluggish inefficient slow

Word family

Related forms perform performance

Etymology

A modern (chiefly computing) coinage from perform + -ant, modeled on French performant. Perform derives from Old French parfornir ('to carry out'), from par- ('through') + fournir ('to provide').

parfornir Old French

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# performant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pɚˈfɔrmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈfɔːmənt/

## Meanings
1. operating efficiently and with high performance (chiefly technical)

## Examples
- The rewrite produced far more performant code.

## Synonyms
- efficient
- fast
- optimized
- responsive
- high-performing

## Antonyms
- sluggish
- inefficient
- slow

## Related Forms
- perform
- performance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: parfornir

## Etymology
A modern (chiefly computing) coinage from perform + -ant, modeled on French performant. Perform derives from Old French parfornir ('to carry out'), from par- ('through') + fournir ('to provide').

## AI Etymology
Performant is a modern (chiefly computing) coinage from perform + -ant, modeled on French performant. Perform derives from Old French parfornir ('to carry out'), from par- ('through') + fournir ('to provide'). The etymological trail includes Old French parfornir. As an adjective, performant means operating efficiently and with high performance (chiefly technical). The same family is visible in related forms such as perform and performance. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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