talent
 tal·ent (tălʹənt)n.
1. A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment. See Synonyms at ability.
2.
a. Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality.
b. 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.] talʹent·ed adj.talʹent·less adj.talʹent·less·ness n.
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