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talentless

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tal·ent   (tāl'ənt)   
n.  

  1. A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment. See Synonyms at ability.

    1. Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality.

    2. A person or group of people having such ability: The company makes good use of its talent.

  3. A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East.


[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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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