US /ˈʈalɛɳʈ/ UK /ˈtælənt/
noun name Freq #2177

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A natural ability to do something well.

    She has a real talent for music.

  2. 2
    noun

    People who have natural ability, considered as a group.

    The company is always looking for new talent.

  3. 3
    noun

    A person who has unusual natural ability in a particular field.

    The young player is a rare talent.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a natural ability to do... giftendowment
Word family
Forms talents
Derived forms talent-spottertalent-spotting

Etymology

From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later figurative senses are from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”), derived from the biblical Parable of the Talents.

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