Associations to the word «Performative»

Wiktionary

PERFORMATIVE, adjective. Being enacted as it is said.
PERFORMATIVE, noun. A performative utterance.
PERFORMATIVE UTTERANCE, noun. (philosophy) (linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia