talent

/ˈta-lənt/

Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, plural of talentum unit of weight or money, from Greek talanton pan of a scale, weight; akin to Greek tlēnai to bear; in senses 3–5, from the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14–30

noun

  1. a special often athletic, creative, or artistic aptitude

  2. general intelligence or mental power : ability

  3. the natural endowments of a person

gift faculty aptitude bent talent genius knack mean a special ability for doing something. gift often implies special favor by God or nature. faculty applies to an innate or less often acquired ability for a particular accomplishment or function.

noun

  1. a person engaged in discovering and recruiting people of talent for a specialized field or activity

noun

  1. a show consisting of a series of individual performances (such as singing) by amateurs who may be selected for special recognition as performing talent