gifted

adjective

gift·​ed ˈgif-təd How to pronounce gifted (audio)
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 Fred Hersch solo concert One of the most gifted and resourceful pianists of his generation — and a key influence on his former student and fellow jazz keyboard master Brad Mehldau — Fred Hersch thrives in almost any musical setting. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Bellinger’s long-term fit with the Cubs is at least somewhat unclear as MLB Pipeline ranks defensively gifted center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong as the team’s No. 1 prospect (and 16th best in MLB). Phil Rogers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 People born in the year of the dragon are seen as charismatic, intelligent, confident, powerful, naturally lucky and gifted, says Yang. Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 Merely 1% of candidates successfully complete the company's demanding selection procedure, guaranteeing that only the most gifted and motivated people run these companies. Tyler Giroud, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 And Kahan — a gifted songwriter whose introspective folk songs contain a pop sensibility, so that his top 40-ready anthems still contain a sense of time and place — has served as the perfect emblem of that place. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024 This narrow view is a lost opportunity for gifted individuals, business, and society. Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The seventh and final season of ABC’s The Good Doctor, which follows a gifted surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, premiered Tuesday, while the second season of Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum has spent several weeks on Netflix’s Global Top 10 list. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2024 Here, a gifted yet unpublished female writer, specialized in creating fictional identities for the programme, becomes entangled in a romance with a mysterious man whose past resembles one of her creations. John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gifted was in 1644

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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gifted. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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gifted

adjective
gift·​ed ˈgif-təd How to pronounce gifted (audio)
: having great natural ability
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