Talent - English meaning

noun

Possession of the means or skill to do something.

Usage examples:

The manager had lost his ability to motivate the players

suffix

Forming nouns of quality corresponding to adjectives ending in -able (such as suitability corresponding to suitable ).

noun

The mental or physical power or skill needed to do something

Usage examples:

[ u ] they should not be taking in somebody they don't have the ability to care for., [ c ] her tea…

noun

Cleverness or skill.

Usage examples:

He lacks political adroitness

noun

The quality of being skilful and quick in thinking or movement

Usage examples:

He has demonstrated his political adroitness many times., she directs the conversation with the adr…

noun

A natural ability to do something.

Usage examples:

Children with an aptitude for painting and drawing

noun

Natural ability or skill

Usage examples:

[ u ] my son has no aptitude for sports.

noun

A natural ability or skill

Usage examples:

Aptitude for sth discovering that he had an aptitude for finance, he got a job as a commercial-cred…

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

noun

Intense brightness of light.

Usage examples:

The nights were dark, lit only by the brilliance of aegean stars

noun

The maximum amount that something can contain.

Usage examples:

The capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet

noun

The amount that can be held or produced by something

Usage examples:

[ c ] the stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000., [ u ] the theater was full to capacity that ni…

noun

The total amount or number of things or people that something can hold

Usage examples:

A capacity of sth the tanks have a capacity of 1000 litres., capacity audience/crowd the rally drew…

noun

The quality of being clever; intelligence or shrewdness.

Usage examples:

People marvelled at his cleverness

noun

Ability to understand and learn quickly and easily

Usage examples:

Everyone was impressed by the cleverness of the machine.

noun

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Usage examples:

Her dexterity with chopsticks

noun

The ability to use the hands skillfully in doing something

Usage examples:

Playing with blocks improves a child’s manual dexterity.

noun

Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.

Usage examples:

Technical expertise

verb

Give an expert opinion on something.

Usage examples:

A certificate from an expertizing committee

noun

A high level of skill or knowledge

Usage examples:

She was widely known for her expertise as a trial lawyer.

noun

A place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Cooking facilities

noun

An ability or skill at doing something

Usage examples:

His facility for memorizing dates was astonishing., the new sports facility has a swimming pool.

noun

Equipment, rooms, etc. that are provided for people to use

Usage examples:

The community center has some of the newest equipment and best facilities in town., are non-members…

noun

An inherent mental or physical power.

Usage examples:

Her critical faculties

noun

The people who teach in a college or university, or in a department of a college or university

Usage examples:

Even though she is 102, she still has all of her faculties.

noun

A special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well.

Usage examples:

She had a flair for languages

noun

The ability to do something well

Usage examples:

Alan has a flair for public speaking.

noun

A thing at which someone excels.

Usage examples:

Small talk was not his forte

adverb

(especially as a direction) loudly.

Usage examples:

The figure in this bar should be played forte

adjective

Played loudly.

Usage examples:

The pianissimo lightness in the upper strings against the forte melody is perfectly weighted

noun

Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

Usage examples:

She was a teacher of genius

adjective

Very clever or ingenious.

Usage examples:

A genius idea

noun

Very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art, or a person who has this

Usage examples:

(an) artistic/creative/musical genius, einstein was a (mathematical) genius., from the age of three…

noun

A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.

Usage examples:

Wedding gifts

verb

Give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest.

Usage examples:

The company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity

noun

Gamete intrafallopian transfer, a technique for assisting conception by introducing mixed ova and sperm into a fallopian tube.

Usage examples:

The first successful pregnancy conceived through gift occurred in 1984

noun

An acquired or natural skill at doing something.

Usage examples:

He had a knack for communicating

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

Usage examples:

The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

Usage examples:

The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

noun

The ability to do something well; expertise.

Usage examples:

Difficult work, taking great skill

verb

Train (a worker) to do a particular task.

Usage examples:

Training firms are already seeing a boost from companies looking to skill employees in cloud techno…

noun

A special ability to do something

Usage examples:

[ c ] schools often do not provide students with marketable skills., [ u ] he lacked skill as a pai…

noun

The quality or state of being physically strong.

Usage examples:

Cycling can help you build up your strength

noun

The ability to do things that demand physical effort, or the degree to which something is strong or powerful

Usage examples:

After having surgery, it takes a while to get your strength back., making baskets requires skill mo…

noun

The amount of power or influence that someone or something has

Usage examples:

Advertising revenues in the uk have remained flat, although this has been offset by strength in the…

noun

A way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.

Usage examples:

New surgical techniques mean a shorter hospital stay

noun

A way of performing a skillful activity, or the skill needed to do it

Usage examples:

[ c ] new surgical techniques are constantly being developed., [ u ] the violinist’s technique was …

noun

A way of doing something that needs skill or thought

Usage examples:

Technique for (doing) sth you need to develop techniques for dealing with staff who have performanc…

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

Usage examples:

Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

noun

Great skill in music or another artistic pursuit.

Usage examples:

A performance of considerable virtuosity

noun

The quality of being extremely skilled at something

Usage examples:

The technical virtuosity of the paintings is such that you can almost smell the flowers., audiences…