What does TALENT mean?
Definitions for TALENT
ˈtæl ənttal·ent
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word TALENT.
Princeton's WordNet
endowment, gift, talent, natural endowmentnoun
natural abilities or qualities
talentnoun
a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
Wiktionary
talentnoun
A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
talentnoun
A desire or inclination for something.
talentnoun
After Matthew 25, above: A marked natural ability or skill.
He has the talent of touching his nose with his tongue.
talentnoun
People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.
talentnoun
The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
Not much talent in this bar tonight let's hit the clubs.
Etymology: talente, from plural of talentum, from τάλαντον. Later senses reinforced by Old French talent.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Talentnoun
A talent signified so much weight, or a sum of money, the value differing according to the different ages and countries.
Etymology: talentum, Lat.
Arbuthnot.
Five talents in his debt,
His means most short, his creditors most straight. William Shakespeare.Two tripods cast in antick mould,
With two great talents of the finest gold. Dryden.Many who knew the treasurer’s talent in removing prejudice, and reconciling himself to wavering affections, believed the loss of the duke was unseasonable. Edward Hyde.
He is chiefly to be considered in his three different talents, as a critick, satyrist, and writer of odes. Dryden.
’Tis not my talent to conceal my thoughts,
Or carry smiles and sunshine in my face,
When discontent sits heavy at my heart. Joseph Addison, Cato.They are out of their element, and logick is none of their talent. Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning.
Persons who possess the true talent of raillery are like comets; they are seldom seen, and all at once admired and feared. Female Quixote.
Though the nation generally was without any ill talent to the church in doctrine or discipline, yet they were not without a jealousy that popery was not enough discountenanced. Edward Hyde.
It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
talent
Talent is an innate ability or skill that an individual possesses, often involving areas such as art, music, physical sports, intellectual capability, or other specialized skills. It is a natural aptitude or potential that may be developed and enhanced over time with effort, practice and appropriate nurturing.
Webster Dictionary
Talentverb
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.
Talentverb
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.
Talentverb
inclination; will; disposition; desire
Talentverb
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)
Wikidata
Talent
The talent was one of several ancient units of mass, as well as corresponding units of value equivalent to these masses of a precious metal. It was approximately the mass of water required to fill an amphora. A Greek, or Attic talent, was 26 kilograms, a Roman talent was 32.3 kilograms, an Egyptian talent was 27 kilograms, and a Babylonian talent was 30.3 kilograms. Ancient Israel, and other Levantine countries, adopted the Babylonian talent, but later revised the mass. The heavy common talent, used in New Testament times, was 58.9 kilograms. The talent of gold was known to Homer, who described how Achilles gave a half-talent of gold to Antilochus as a prize. An Attic talent of silver was the value of nine man-years of skilled work. During the Peloponnesian War, an Attic talent was the amount of silver that would pay a month's wages of a trireme crew of 200 men. Hellenistic mercenaries were commonly paid one drachma per day of military service. There were 6,000 drachmae in an Attic talent. The Babylonians, Sumerians, and Hebrews divided a talent into 60 mina, each of which was subdivided into 60 shekels. The Greek also used the ratio of 60 mina to one talent. A Greek mina was approximately 434 ± 3 grams. A Roman talent was 100 libra. A libra is exactly three quarters of a Greek mina, so a Roman talent is 1.25 Greek talents. An Egyptian talent was 80 libra.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Talent
tal′ent, n. an ancient weight or denomination of money—in the Attic system of money (N.T.), 100 drachmæ made a mnâ (pound, Luke xix. 13), and 6000 made a talent; this talent weighed 57 lb. avoirdupois, and in value may be put roughly at about £213-£235, the mnâ at about £4: faculty: any natural or special gift: special aptitude: eminent ability: abundance.—adjs. Tal′ented, possessing mental gifts; Tal′entless, without talent. [L. talentum—Gr. talanton, a weight, a talent, from a root meaning to lift, as in tlēnai, to bear; akin to L. tollĕre, Ger. dulden, Scot. thole.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.
Editors Contribution
talent
The natural ability, quality or skill of a person.
Their talent as a collective was amazing.
Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TALENT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Talent is ranked #45653 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Talent surname appeared 468 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Talent.
86.5% or 405 total occurrences were White.
6.4% or 30 total occurrences were Black.
4.9% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.5% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TALENT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4276
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TALENT' in Nouns Frequency: #1397
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Anagrams for TALENT »
latent
latten
nattle
tantle
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of TALENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of TALENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of TALENT in a Sentence
More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent.
She's fighting for something beyond just track and field, she's fighting for woman in sports, in society and I respect her for that, i will support her and with the hard work and talent that she's been putting into the sport. With what she believes in and what she's dreaming for, I've got a lot of respect for her.
The truth is there are so many people in this community, in our country, in our world who have so much to offer. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not. Too many people are held back by economic pressure and social barriers, there are still hard truths to face about race, gender and sexual orientation in America.
We know the talent that we have in this room, it's been like that from the onset. We knew we just weren't playing our best baseball from Day 1. But yeah, this last month-plus, it's really come to form. Yeah, we've got a lot of really good players in there, that's all I can say.
For three decades we have marveled at your talent, dedication and passion for our game. Tonight we salute your generous heart and commitment to improve the lives of those displaced from their homes, the National Hockey League is proud to support you and the great Czech fans in this effort.
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- موهبةArabic
- талантBelarusian
- талантBulgarian
- talentCatalan, Valencian
- talentCzech
- talentDanish
- Talent, BegabungGerman
- ταλέντο, τάλαντο, ταλαντούχοςGreek
- talentoEsperanto
- talentoSpanish
- talentEstonian
- استعداد, تالان, تالنتPersian
- lahjakkuus, kyky, talenttiFinnish
- talentFrench
- talentoGalician
- כשרוןHebrew
- प्रतिभाHindi
- talentum, tehetségHungarian
- տաղանդArmenian
- talentoInterlingua
- bakatIndonesian
- hæfileikamaður, talenta, hæfileikafólk, hæfileiki, gáfaIcelandic
- talentoItalian
- 才能Japanese
- ტალანტი, ნიჭიერი ადამიანიGeorgian
- 才能, 재능Korean
- ingeniumLatin
- talantsLatvian
- pūmanawa, taranata, paraparaMāori
- കഴിവ്Malayalam
- bakatMalay
- talentDutch
- talentNorwegian
- haniih, yeʼaniihígííNavajo, Navaho
- nagajiiwinOjibwe, Ojibwa
- talentPolish
- talentoPortuguese
- тала́нт, дар, талантRussian
- nàdārenōst, òbdārenōst, tàlent, на̀да̄рено̄ст, о̀бда̄рено̄ст, та̀лентSerbo-Croatian
- talentSlovak
- talèntSlovene
- talent, talangSwedish
- kipaji, talantaSwahili
- బుద్ధిశక్తి, ధీశక్తి, సామర్థ్యము, ప్రతిభ, తూనిక విశేషముTelugu
- ความสามารถพิเศษThai
- yetenekTurkish
- дар, талантUkrainian
- ٹیلنٹUrdu
- tài năng, 才能Vietnamese
- 天赋Chinese
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