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talent (ˈtælənt
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Definitions
noun
- innate ability, aptitude, or faculty, esp when unspecified; above average ability ⇒
a talent for cooking
,a child with talent
- a person or persons possessing such ability
- any of various ancient units of weight and money
- (informal) members of the opposite sex collectively, esp those living in a particular place ⇒
the local talent
- an obsolete word for inclination
Derived Forms
ˈtalented adjectiveWord Origin
Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl of talentum sum of money, from Greek talanton unit of money or weight; in Medieval Latin the sense was extended to ability through the influence of the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14–30)Synonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations including 'talent'
"Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it"
"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can"
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius"
Translations for 'talent'
- British English: talent Talent is the natural ability to do something well.Both her children show exceptional musical talent.ˈtælənt NOUN
- Arabic: مَوْهِبَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: talento
- Chinese: 天才
- Croatian: talent
- Czech: talent
- Danish: talent
- Dutch: talent
- European Spanish: talento
- Finnish: lahjakkuus
- French: talent
- German: Talent
- Greek: ταλέντο
- Italian: talento
- Japanese: 才能
- Korean: 재능
- Norwegian: talent
- Polish: talent
- Portuguese: talento
- Romanian: talent talente
- Russian: талант
- Spanish: talento
- Swedish: talang
- Thai: ความสามารถพิเศษ
- Turkish: yetenek
- Ukrainian: талант
- Vietnamese: năng khiếu
Example Sentences Including 'talent'
A deadly blend of toil and drive, and held together, most of all, by talent.Irish Times (2002)
Hettie wasn't lying, she could play, a talent she had hidden from everyone.THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
I have played music for a long time and we have discovered Emily has a talent for writing.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I thought she had all the beauty and sweetness and talent in the world.Unreasonable Doubt
It was also a party whose talent had been largely ousted or alienated.Glasgow Herald (2001)
On the ground level the walls were hung with huge modern paintings which demonstrated that size is not commensurate with talent.The Endless Game
Then came the rider: Vaughan must learn to translate talent into achievement.Irish Times (2002)
Then she undermined him, destroyed his confidence in his own talent , put it about that he was unreliable, a troublemaker.The Sound of Murder
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