talent

Meanings

Plural: talents

Noun

natural abilities or qualities
a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
A marked natural ability or skill.
A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places.
A desire or inclination for something.
People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later figurative senses are from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”), derived from the biblical Parable of the Talents.

Synonyms

endowment, gift, natural endowment

Scrabble Score: 6

talent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
talent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
talent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

talent is a valid Words With Friends word