Entry Word: talent

Function: noun

Meaning: a special and usually inborn ability <Lizaʼs musical talent was already apparent by the time she was five> <Jimʼs talent for coming up with really funny answers>

Synonyms aptitude, endowment, faculty, flair, genius, gift, knack

Related Words bent, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, turn; ear, eye, head, mind, nose; feel, hang, instinct, touch, way; capability, competence, facility, proficiency, skill; capacity, power, potential

Near Antonyms disability, handicap, inability, incapacity; shortcoming, weakness