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Definition of talent : 1. 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. 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.
3. Inclination; will; disposition; desire.
4. 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).

Synonyms:

turn, forte, instinct, bent, aptness, giving, find, endowment fund, inventiveness, celebrity, gift, approach, notable, talents, natural endowment, head, endowment, faculty

miracle, crackerjack, paragon, star, spectacle, shocker, luminary, sensation, stunner, expert, curiosity, oddity, whiz, marvel, wizard, prodigy, thunderbolt, wonder, magician, mahatma, phenomenon, rarity

eloquence, grace, artistry, style, finesse, craftsmanship, cleverness, skillfulness, expressiveness, panache

competence, mastery, adeptness, deftness, cunning, knack, capability, adroitness, genius, ability, facility, dexterity, expertise, acuity, technique, proficiency, flair, skill, experience, artfulness, aptitude, know-how, craft

Usage examples:

• I, myself have told the Goncourts all my thought; as for the others, I firmly believe that they have more education and more talent than I have. - "The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters", George Sand, Gustave Flaubert Translated by A.L. McKensie.
• It is not an easy talent to know how to be rich; and I shall perhaps be the first to repent having done you this service. - "Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers", Various.
• This did not mean that necessarily she was possessed of an artist's talent, but of the artist's temperament. - "The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest", Margaret Vandercook.