different between performing vs attainment

English

Etymology

From perform +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??f??m??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??f??m??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m??
• Hyphenation: per?form?ing

Verb

performing

1. present participle of perform

Noun

performing (plural performings)

1. A performance.
   • 1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, English traits (page 248)

     Yet the misfortune of his life, his vast attempts but most inadequate performings, failing to accomplish any one masterpiece, seems to mark the closing of an era.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• preforming

English

Etymology

From attain +? -ment; compare Old French ataignement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??te?nm?nt/

Noun

attainment (countable and uncountable, plural attainments)

1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
2. That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.

Translations

References

• attainment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.