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gifted

[gif-tid] Origin

gift·ed

[gif-tid]
adjective
1.
having great special talent or ability: the debut of a gifted artist.
2.
having exceptionally high intelligence: gifted children.

Origin:
1635–45; gift + -ed3

gift·ed·ly, adverb
gift·ed·ness, noun
o·ver·gift·ed, adjective
un·gift·ed, adjective
well-gift·ed, adjective


1. accomplished, talented.

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gift

[gift]
noun
1.
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
2.
the act of giving.
3.
something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned: Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift.
4.
a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time.
verb (used with object)
5.
to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with.
6.
to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds.

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English < Old Norse gift; cognate with Old English gift (Middle English yift) marriage gift; akin to give

gift·less, adjective


1. donation, contribution, offering, benefaction, endowment, bounty, boon, largess, alms, gratuity, tip, premium, allowance, subsidy, bequest, legacy, inheritance, dowry. See present2. 4. faculty, aptitude, capability, bent, forte, genius, turn, knack.

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gifted (ˈɡɪftɪd)
 
adj
having or showing natural talent or aptitude: a gifted musician; a gifted performance
 
'giftedly
 
adv
 
'giftedness
 
n

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gift
c.1100, from O.N. gift, from P.Gmc. *giftiz (cf. O.Fris. jefte, M.Du. ghifte "gift," Ger. Mitgift "dowry"), from PIE base *ghabh- "to give or receive" (see habit). O.E. cognate gift meant "bride-price, marriage gift (by the groom), dowry" (O.E. for "giving, gift" was related
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giefu). Sense of "natural talent" is c.1300.
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