gifted Definition
gifted (gif′tid)
adjective
- having a natural ability or aptitude; talented
- notably superior in intelligence
gifted Related Forms
gift′·ed·ness noun
gifted Synonyms
gifted Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- faculty: The poet is gifted with the faculty to perceive beauty, harmony and illumination.
- ability: Galois was gifted with the ability to carry out the most difficult mathematical investigations almost entirely in his head.
- talent: I have been gifted with a talent for digital art, which has proved quite popular.
- sight: Robert was a seventh son, said to have been gifted with second sight.
- voice: She showed she was gifted with a rare voice -- a female bass.
- power: Each was gifted with divine power from Ra, allowing them to transform into armored avatars of different animals.
Preposition: in
way: You are more than likely gifted in some way.
Modifies a noun
- songwriter: In Michael Head they had a remarkably gifted songwriter.
- communicator: Patrick is a gifted communicator who strongly believes that actions speak louder than words.
- pianist: The Dimitris Sgouros MP3 site is dedicated to this gifted pianist, with many free MP3s recorded at his concerts.
- linguist: To this day he remains one of the most gifted linguists who has ever attended the school.
- cryptologist: Enter Sophie Neveu ( Audrey Tautou ), gifted cryptologist and Sauniere's granddaughter.
- psychic: Find psychic answers to love, relationship, dating and marriage, our gifted psychics and mediums are waiting to help you.
Modifying Another Word
- musically: Will was also musically gifted, developing a fine tenor or light baritone voice.
- academically: On paper these students appear academically gifted in virtually all subjects.
- supremely: Milan's Rui Costa, we were told, is a supremely gifted player.
- prodigiously: Saint-Saëns was one of the most prodigiously gifted polymaths in musical history.
- intellectually: Because had the way to God been open through wisdom, Christianity would have opened the way to salvation only to the intellectually gifted.
- exceptionally: I just wonder what the agenda is with these exceptionally gifted young guys.
Used with adjective complement
have: The Greeks have gifted the world with many things.
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