gifted

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adjective
  1. having great special talent or ability: the debut of a gifted artist.

  2. having exceptionally high intelligence: gifted children.

Origin of gifted

1
First recorded in 1635–45; gift + -ed3

Other words for gifted

Other words from gifted

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

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How to use gifted in a sentence

  • A similar mobility will be readily noted in the appearance of almost all men of special giftedness.

    The Truth About Woman | C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • He took long walks with Rowland, who felt more and more the fascination of what he would have called his giftedness.

    Roderick Hudson | Henry James
  • But his listless, easy air—of gentlemanly-giftedness fatigued—provokes and bores.

    My Contemporaries In Fiction | David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for gifted

gifted

/ (ˈɡɪftɪd) /


adjective
  1. having or showing natural talent or aptitude: a gifted musician; a gifted performance

Derived forms of gifted

  • giftedly, adverb
  • giftedness, noun

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