tal·ent (tāl'ənt) n.
[Middle English, inclination, disposition, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, balance, sum of money, from Greek talanton; see telə- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl. of talentum, from Greek talanton.] tal'ent·ed adj., tal'ent·less adj., tal'ent·less·ness n. |