I. adjective
1. : holding a temporary rank or position : performing services temporarily
acting president
served in an acting capacity
2.
a. : suitable for stage performance
the best acting play he ever wrote
b. : prepared with directions for acting or performing
an acting text of a play
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : the art or practice of representing a character on the stage or in a motion picture or radio or television play
to choose acting as a career
b. : a particular mode or style of such representation
the conventions of 19th century acting
2. : simulation
his affability is a piece of acting