Talent

What do we mean by talent?

A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment. noun

Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality. noun

A person or group of people having such ability. noun

A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East. noun

To ondow with talents.

An obsolete or dialectal variant of talon. noun

An ancient denomination of weight, originally Babylonian (though the name is Greek), and varying widely in value among different peoples and at different times. noun

Money; wealth; property in general. noun

Hence, a wealth; an abundance (as in the phrase ‘a wealth of golden hair’); or, perhaps, gold (i. e. ‘golden tresses’). noun

A gift committed to one for use and improvement: so called in allusion to the parable of the talents (Mat. xxv.); hence, a peculiar faculty, endowment, or aptitude; a capacity for achievement or success. noun

Mental power of a superior order; superior intelligence; special aptitude; abilities; parts: often noting power or skill acquired by cultivation, and thus contrasted with genius. See genius, 5. noun

Hence, persons of ability collectively: as, all the talent of the country is enlisted in the cause. noun

A distinctive feature, quality, habit, or the like; a characteristic. noun

Disposition; inclination; will; desire. noun

Synonyms Abilities, Gifts, Parts, etc. See genius. noun

Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minæ or 6,000 drachmæ. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180. noun

Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93� lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels. noun

Inclination; will; disposition; desire. noun

Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxv. 14-30). noun

A marked natural ability or skill.

A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.

A desire or inclination for something.

People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.

The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.

Words that are spelled similarly to talent:
talent, valent, talen, tallent.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word talent:
audition, scout, talents, idol, scouts, contest, singing, agency, search, show, agent, judges, drawing, dancing, competition, sang, sing, encouraged.

Words that rhyme with talent:
gallant, valent, alaunt, salant, al hunt, shall hunt.

Adjectives that are often used to describe talent:
great, musical, natural, special, artistic, literary, real, best, much, considerable, creative, local, extraordinary, remarkable, native, exceptional, poetic, rare, individual, military, dramatic, particular, managerial, legal, unusual, peculiar, superior, top, genuine, scientific, outstanding, greatest, administrative, available, unique, entrepreneurial, innate, wonderful, fine, professional, latent, poetical, executive, enough, raw, fresh, enormous, less, technical, intellectual, brilliant, happy, highest, mathematical, potential, inventive, immense, sufficient, precocious, distinguished, histrionic, hidden, singular, undoubted, mediocre, given, inborn, prodigious, academic, obvious, athletic, marked.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective talent:
development, management, senses, identification, probe, creatures, search, lock, scout, force, strength, night, source, cost, sense, schooling, education, show, spotting, loss, detection, programs, scouting, acquisition, keyhole, selection, competition, retention, potential, illusion, hutchinson, based, locks, pool, agents, endograft, participants, systems, free, link, shields, spotter, fire, wielder, faircloth, seal, learning, recognition, hunting, device, blast, iii, fiction, graft, strategy, pulse, teachers, scouts.

Consonant match to talent:
telint, tallent, tallant.

Words that sound like talent:
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