What does playact mean?

Definitions for playact
ˈpleɪˌæktplay·act

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. act, play, roleplay, playactverb

    perform on a stage or theater

    "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

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  1. playactverb

    To perform on, or as if on, a stage

ChatGPT

  1. playact

    Playact means to perform or behave in a particular way not genuinely but as if one is acting in a play or movie. It involves pretending or feigning to have feelings, characteristics, or behaviors that one does not actually have.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of playact in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of playact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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