Antonyms for talents
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tal-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæl ənt |
Definition of talents
Origin :- late 13c., "inclination, disposition, will, desire," from Old French talent, from Medieval Latin talenta, plural of talentum "inclination, leaning, will, desire" (1098), in classical Latin "balance, weight, sum of money," from Greek talanton "balance, weight, sum," from PIE *tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry" (see extol).
- Originally an ancient unit of weight or money (varying greatly and attested in Old English as talente), the Medieval Latin and common Romanic sense developed from figurative use of the word in the sense of "money." Meaning "special natural ability, aptitude," developed mid-14c., from the parable of the talents in Matt. xxv:14-30. Related: Talented.
- noun ability
- He has not your talents nor strength of character; without you he is nothing.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- I had talents—you would not fancy it—but once I was neither a fool nor a villain!
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Their sister Jane was a young lady of some talents, and more ambition.
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
- Business has not, however, engrossed the whole of Mr. Beckwith's time and talents.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- With all these talents, what might not Leonora be in proper hands!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- My person, my talents—not to be despised, surely—yet rejected by them with scorn.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- At school he showed his talents by making cartoons of the teachers.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- Author of considerable sarcasm, wit, and divided opinion as to his talents.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- The person who has her living to gain must use the talents that have been given her.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- His talents took the form of genius, which Washington's did not.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
Synonyms for talents
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