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TALENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Natural abilities or qualities
Synonyms:
endowment; gift; natural endowment; talent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("talent" is a kind of...):
natural ability (ability that is inherited)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "talent"):
bent; hang; knack (a special way of doing something)
flair; genius (a natural talent)
raw talent (powerfully impressive talent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("talent" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Context examples:
And one thing I might depend upon, that they would certainly tell me the truth, for lying was a talent of no use in the lower world.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Your lively talents would place you in the greatest danger in an unequal marriage.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
No. I hope my mother is now convinced that I have no more talents than inclination for a public life!
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Giving pain to any creature weaker than himself seems to be his one idea of amusement, and he shows quite remarkable talent in planning the capture of mice, little birds, and insects.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I have not seen a man who, if he turns his talents that way, was more calculated to fill the gap left by the illustrious Moriarty.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
These few hardy bees, the researchers surmise, may share a limited bag of tricks pollination-wise, when what the apple flower really needs is the diverse “talents” of a species-rich community.
(Diverse Bee Communities Best for Apple Orchards, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
One who uses imagination and talent or skill to create works of aesthetic value.
(Artist, NCI Thesaurus)
"Dig up, you venerable discourager of rising young talent!" Martin exhorted.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center is a cancer research consortium that integrates and builds on the collective talent and resources of seven Harvard-affiliated institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard, School of Public Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
(Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
