Crossword Dictionary

talent

talent, talents, talented - n 

a special natural ability 

Wordplays

Synonyms

aptitude, bent, endowment, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knack

sentence examples

“His experience, skills, and talents make him perfectly suited for the job.”

“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.”

Merriam-Webster

etymology

talent (n.)

late 13c., "inclination, disposition, will, desire," from Old French talent (12c.), from Medieval Latin talenta, plural of talentum "inclination, leaning, will, desire" (11c.), in classical Latin "balance, weight; sum of money," from Greek talanton "a balance, pair of scales," hence "weight, definite weight, anything weighed," and in later times sum of money," from PIE *tele- "to lift, support, weigh," "with derivatives referring to measured weights and thence money and payment" [Watkins].