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| 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, esp. 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. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE talente < L talenta, pl. of talentum < Gk tálanton balance, weight, monetary unit
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] | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
Thesaurus Entries
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | talent | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective | |
| Synonyms: | charismatic, versatile | |
| Source: | Synonym Collection v1.1 Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | talent | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | An innate capability. | |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, instinct, knack, turn | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | talent | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Synonyms: | ability, accomplishment, adeptness, adroitness, aptitude, aptness, art, attribute, capacity, charisma, dexterity, endowment, expertise, facility, faculty, feature, flair, forte, genius, gift, inventiveness, knack, nose, passion, penchant, performer, power, proficiency, skill, strength, virtuosity | |
| Source: | Synonym Collection v1.1 Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. | |
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