a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.
a capacity for achievement or success; ability: young men of talent.
a talented person: The cast includes many of the theater's major talents.
a group of persons with special ability: an exhibition of watercolors by the local talent.
Moviesand Television. professional actors collectively, especially star performers.
a power of mind or body considered as given to a person for use and improvement: so called from the parable in Matthew 25:14–30.
any of various ancient units of weight, as a unit of Palestine and Syria equal to 3000 shekels, or a unit of Greece equal to 6000 drachmas.
any of various ancient Hebrew or Attic monetary units equal in value to that of a talent weight of gold, silver, or other metal.
Obsolete. inclination or disposition.
Origin of talent
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English talente, from Latin talenta, plural of talentum, from Greek tálanton “balance, weight, monetary unit”
Still, even with the backend issues that come up, agency HR execs say that they have to change their thinking on remote employees in different states unless they want to lose out on talent.
‘Necessary to attract talent’: How agencies are managing employees’ requests to move to different states|Kristina Monllos|August 26, 2020|Digiday
“It takes the entire agency to do this, not just one person,” said Barb Rozman, chief talent officer at Campbell Ewald.
‘Urgent need’: How agencies are deploying diversity and inclusion execs, forming new councils to create more equitable companies|Kristina Monllos|August 21, 2020|Digiday
For high-touch custom content, we’ve brought in new talent and honed the focus of the content we offer.
‘It’s less dire than it seemed to be’: How The Wall Street Journal’s digital ads business has weathered the downturn|Lucinda Southern|August 20, 2020|Digiday
Those worries have since subsided somewhat, Price Harrell said, and in the past few weeks some talent have gotten more comfortable with the idea of shooting in person, provided social distancing guidelines are followed.
‘Dying to work’: With A-list talent sitting at home, publishers eye video collaboration opportunities with them|Max Willens|August 13, 2020|Digiday
If you ask agency talent about the job search you’ll hear them bemoan alleged fake job postings as a scourge of the industry.
‘Like being conned’: Agency employees say that fake job listings are making the already difficult job market even harder|Kristina Monllos|August 10, 2020|Digiday
There was so much beauty, talent, potential, and most importantly, honesty in your work.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That meant the talent that DJ Brinsely hired that night performed for a skeleton audience.
The influx of talent behind the tables and in the showrooms was undeniable.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Good, caring teachers recognized his talent and challenged him to work hard to compete at the highest levels.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Economic development, then, is not simply about adding a cornucopia of talent or cool, then shaking and stirring it like a drink.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It really is lucky you had to turn governess, Ailie, or there would have been a talent thrown away.
The Clever Woman of the Family|Charlotte M. Yonge
Thy aim was lettuces; they are worth an obol, they are not worth a talent.
The Teaching of Epictetus|Epictetus
His purest source of pleasure was in the talent of others, which gave him a generous and sympathetic enjoyment.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877, Vol. XX. No. 118|Various
It's really wicked of you to go and bury a talent like that.
The Swindler and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell
People now know that I exist, and that I have a purpose, and any talent that I display, they are ready to approve and to accept.
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland|Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
British Dictionary definitions for talent
talent
/ (ˈtælənt) /
noun
innate ability, aptitude, or faculty, esp when unspecified; above average abilitya talent for cooking; a child with talent
a person or persons possessing such ability
any of various ancient units of weight and money
informalmembers of the opposite sex collectively, esp those living in a particular placethe local talent
an obsolete word for inclination
Derived forms of talent
talented, adjective
Word Origin for talent
Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl of talentum sum of money, from Greek talanton unit of money or weight; in Medieval Latin the sense was extended to ability through the influence of the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14–30)