Talent Definition

tălənt

talents

noun

talents

A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment.

Has a rare talent for music.

American Heritage

Any natural ability or power; natural endowment.

Webster's New World

Any of various large units of weight or of money (the value of a talent weight in gold, silver, etc.) used in ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle East, etc.

Webster's New World

A superior, apparently natural ability in the arts or sciences or in the learning or doing of anything.

Webster's New World

People collectively, or a person, with talent.

To encourage young talent.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Talent

Noun

Singular:

talent

Plural:

talents

Origin of Talent

Middle English inclination, disposition from Old French from Medieval Latin from Latin balance, sum of money from Greek talanton telə- in Indo-European roots Sense 3, Middle English from Old English talente from Latin talenta pl. of talentum from Greek talanton

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English talente, from plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money"), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (talanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent"). Later senses reinforced by Old French talent (“a talent, also will, inclination, desire").

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