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Definitions for TALENTˈtæl ənt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tal•ent*ˈtæl ənt(n.)

  1. a special, often creative natural ability or aptitude:

    a talent for drawing.

  2. a person or persons with special ability, esp. in a particular field:

    the theater's major talents; the local talent.

  3. 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.

  4. any of various ancient units of weight, as a unit of the Middle East equal to 3000 shekels, or of Greece equal to 6000 drachmas.

    Category: Weights and Measures

  5. any of various ancient monetary units equal to the value of a talent weight of gold or silver.

    Category: Numismatics

  6. Obs. inclination or disposition.

* Syn: See ability.

Origin of talent:

bef. 900; ME, OE talente < L talenta, pl. of talentum < Gk tálanton balance, weight, monetary unit

tal′ent•ed(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment(noun)

    natural abilities or qualities

  2. talent(noun)

    a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. talent(noun)ˈtæl ənt

    a natural skill or ability

    his musical/artistic/athletic talents; She has a talent for making people feel welcome.

Wiktionary

  1. talent(Noun)

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

  2. talent(Noun)

    A desire or inclination for something.

  3. talent(Noun)

    After Matthew 25, above: A marked natural ability or skill.

    He has the talent of touching his nose with his tongue.

  4. talent(Noun)

    People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.

    The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.

  5. talent(Noun)

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

    Not much talent in this bar tonight u2013 let's hit the clubs.

    6. Origin: talente, from plural of talentum, from τάλαντον. Later senses reinforced by Old French talent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Talent(verb)

    among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. 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.

  2. Talent(verb)

    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.

  3. Talent(verb)

    inclination; will; disposition; desire

  4. Talent(verb)

    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)

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Talent

    a weight, coin, or sum of money among the ancients, of variable value among different nations and at different periods; the Attic weight being equal to about 57 lbs. troy, and the money to £243, 15s.; among the Romans the great talent was worth £99, and the little worth £75.

Translations for TALENT

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

talent(noun)

a special ability or cleverness; a skill

a talent for drawing.

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