gifted

adjective

gift·​ed ˈgif-təd 

1

: having great natural ability : talented

gifted children

2

: revealing a special gift

gifted voices

giftedly adverb

giftedness noun

Examples of gifted in a Sentence

He's an extremely gifted student.

a school for gifted children

Recent Examples on the Web

The items were largely gifted to the museum in 1930 by German-American painter and ethnographer Frederick Weygold; Weygold taught himself the Lakota language and acted as an advisor on Native American to European museum directors, per the Speed. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026

Werner is a gifted cinephile with extraordinary instincts for what smart arthouse audiences would embrace. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Stewart is among several tremendously gifted players — Harbor, quarterback LaNorris Sellers, offensive tackle transfer Jacarrius Peak — with questions about performance or injuries or both. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing gifted

• gifted with

Rhymes for gifted

• drifted
• lifted
• rifted
• shifted
• sifted
• airlifted

Kids Definition

gifted

adjective

gift·​ed ˈgif-təd 

: having great natural ability