gifted
/ˈɡɪftɪd/
gifted adjective: endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities. Also the simple past and past participle of gift.
Adjective
gifted (comparative more gifted, superlative most gifted)
- Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
- a gifted artist
- a school for gifted children
- Synonyms:
- talented
Noun
gifted (plural gifteds)
- A person who has special abilities or unusually great intellect.
- […] the gifteds would have to sit on a side table, getting cramp, or lean against the wall, sliding off into vertigo.1961, The Spectator, volume 206, page 141
- […] the gifteds' social characteristics were more common than sensible. The belief prevailed that gifted students were withdrawn, scared, rejected subjects who were more to be pitied than emulated.1964, William Kirtley Durr, The Gifted Student, page 37
Also used as
gifted is also the simple past and past participle of gift.
gifted meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
gifted in Hindi
- endowed with special abilities
- गुणी guṇī
gifted in Tamil
- பரிசளிக்கப்பட்டவர், பரிசளித்தார், பரிசளிக்கப்பட்ட
gifted in Telugu
- బహుమతిగా ఇచ్చారు
gifted in Kannada
- ಉಡುಗೊರೆಯಾಗಿ ನೀಡಿದ
More languagesFewer languages
- gifted in Punjabi
- ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ
- gifted in Nepali
- उपहारित
Examples of gifted in a sentence
- Although he was a gifted musician, he was a plumber by trade and never played music professionally.
- A gifted pupil might sometimes need to be coached privately about avoiding presenting themself as a handwaver.
- Having autism is merely one form of neurodifference; being gifted and talented is another form of neurodifference.
Synonyms of gifted
Forms of gifted
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more gifted |
| superlative | most gifted |
| Noun | |
| plural | gifteds |
Words formed from gifted
Words that rhyme with gifted
Questions about gifted
- What does gifted mean?
- Gifted means endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
- What is gifted in Hindi?
- Gifted in Hindi is गुणी (guṇī). See Gifted meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gifted?
- Gifted can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce gifted?
- Gifted is pronounced /ˈɡɪftɪd/.
Words near gifted in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gifted (page history and authors); gifted (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gifted (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gifted (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gifted (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gifted (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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