talent
/ˈtæl.ənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One, especially a woman, from a particular place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
Countable; Slang; Uncountable
noun
A historical unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.
Example Sentences
- "He has a real talent for drawing."
- "Feel awfully about Scott... I always knew he couldn't think—he never could—but he had a marvelous talent and the thing is to use it—not whine in public."
- "The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening."
- "And all over Hollywood, suits are licking their chops at the prospect of more malleable actors. “She’s not going to talk back,” one top talent wrangler told me dryly."
- "Not much talent in this bar tonight—let's hit the clubs."
- "I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: talent, talente, talentum, τάλαντον
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtæl.ənt/
- British English: /ˈtæl.ənt/