talents

Noun

talent (countable and uncountable, plural talents)

1. A marked natural ability or skill.
   • He has a real talent for drawing.

   Synonyms:

   endowment, gift, ability, technique, aptitude, capacity, craft, capability, competency, competence

2. People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
   • The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.
3. (slang) One, especially a woman, from a particular place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
   • Not much talent in this bar tonight—let's hit the clubs.
4. (historical) 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.
   • For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew XXV:14-15
5. (obsolete) A desire or inclination for something.

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