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Definitions for Talent

[1] a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.
[2] a capacity for achievement or success; ability: young men of talent.
[3] a talented person: The cast includes many of the theater's major talents.
[4] a group of persons with special ability: an exhibition of watercolors by the local talent.
[5] Movies and Television . professional actors collectively, especially star performers.
[6] a power of mind or body considered as given to a person for use and improvement: so called from the parable in Matt. 25:14–30.
[7] any of various ancient units of weight, as a unit of Palestine and Syria equal to 3000 shekels, or a unit of Greece equal to 6000 drachmas.
[8] any of various ancient Hebrew or Attic monetary units equal in value to that of a talent weight of gold, silver, or other metal.
[9] Obsolete . inclination or disposition.
[10] innate ability, aptitude, or faculty, esp when unspecified; above average ability a talent for cooking ; a child with talent
[11] a person or persons possessing such ability
[12] any of various ancient units of weight and money
[13] informal members of the opposite sex collectively, esp those living in a particular place the local talent
[14] an obsolete word for inclination

Words related to Talent

capacity, art, gift, power, thing, capability, genius, expertise, savvy, know-how, skill, knack, flair, head, set, smarts, bent, facility, aptness, turn

Words nearby Talent

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Origin of Talent

before 900; Middle English, Old English talente < Latin talenta, plural of talentum < Greek tálanton balance, weight, monetary unit

Word origin for Talent

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 for Talent

art, capability, capacity, expertise, flair, genius, gift, knack, know-how, power, savvy, skill, thing, aptitude, aptness, bent, craft, endowment, facility, faculty, forte, head, inventiveness, nose, set, smarts, turn, a way with, green thumb, the formula, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes