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nontalent

nontalent noun: absence of talent.

Noun

nontalent (countable and uncountable, plural nontalents)

  1. (uncountable) Absence of talent.
    • The downside, though no one seems terribly worried about it, is that with new programs springing up every year, a lot of costly nurturing of nontalent takes place as well.2009 April 19, Charles Mcgrath, “The Ponzi Workshop”, in New York Times
  2. (countable) An area in which one is not talented.

Forms of nontalent

pluralnontalents

Origin of nontalent

From non- + talent.

Questions about nontalent

What does nontalent mean?
Nontalent means absence of talent.
What part of speech is nontalent?
Nontalent is a noun.
What is the plural of nontalent?
The plural of nontalent is nontalents.

Words near nontalent in the dictionary

  1. nontactile
  2. nontagged
  3. nontailored
  4. nontainted
  5. nontakeover
  6. nontalent
  7. nontalented
  8. nontalents
  9. nontalkative
  10. nontalker
  11. nontalkers

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