talent¹ /talˈənt/

1. Any natural or special gift
2. Special aptitude or ability
3. Eminent ability short of genius
4. People possessing special ability
5. Young girls or young men, esp attractive, handsome, etc (slang)
6. Disposition
7. Orig an ancient unit of weight and of money equal to 60 minas or 6000 drachmas, or about 38kg (Aeginetan talent), 25kg (Euboic), 26kg (Attic) of gold or silver
8. Hence (from the parable in Bible, Matthew 25.14–30) faculty

talˈented adjective

Possessing talent or aptitude

talˈentless adjective

talent scout or talent spotter noun

Someone whose business is to discover and recruit talented people, esp in entertainment and sport

talˈent-spot intransitive verb and transitive verb

• play into the hands of
• play it
• play it by ear
• play it cool
• play kip
• playleader
• playleaders
• playlet
• playlets
• playlist
• playlisted
• playlisting
• playlists
• playmaker
• playmakers
• play-mare
• play-mares
• playmate
• playmates
• play off
• play-off
• play-offs
• play on
• play one'a prize
• play one's ace