1
a
: a special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude
b
: general intelligence or mental power : ability
2
: the natural endowments of a person
3
: a person of talent or a group of persons of talent in a field or activity
4
a
: any of several ancient units of weight
b
: a unit of value equal to the value of a talent of gold or silver
5
archaic
: a characteristic feature, aptitude, or disposition of a person or animal
Synonyms
Examples of talent in a Sentence
a singer with an enormous amount of talent
I have no musical talent.
Her artistic talent has been obvious ever since she was a child.
They sang a duet in the talent show.
She has a job that makes the most of her talents.
His experience, skills, and talents make him perfectly suited for the job.
There are many good players on the team, but she's a special talent.
The company has hired some expensive legal talent for the trial.
The team has recruited some of the best talent around.
The company is doing a talent search to find the right person for the job.
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The current crop of Irish talent exemplifies these qualities, O’Reilly says.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
But with a game-breaking talent like Air Force CB/WR commit Mikhail Benner and a winning pedigree, don’t count them out.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
Some hip-hop artists have gone a step further, using their talents into a final push to inspire voter turnout.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
But with a game-breaking talent like Air Force CB/WR commit Mikhail Benner and a winning pedigree, don’t count them out.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
Some hip-hop artists have gone a step further, using their talents into a final push to inspire voter turnout.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Talent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talent. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Etymology
Middle English talent "an ancient unit of weight and money"; in sense 1 from Old English talente (same meaning), from Latin talenta, plural of talentum "unit of weight or money," from Greek talanton "pan of a scale, weight"; in senses 2–4 so called from the parable of the talents told by Jesus (Matthew 25:14–30)
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