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 gifted eels were not so much celebratory as conciliatory—Solar Paper has been sold to an American company, and Man-su is promptly laid off, putting his family’s middle class lifestyle in danger. —Kayti Burt, Time, 18 Dec. 2025

Having been gifted sewing supplies as a child, Clark knew by now how to work a needle and thread. —Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

While never offering a direct theoretical manifesto, her stories nonetheless reinforce her status as possibly the twentieth century’s most gifted short-story writer. —Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025

The screenplay begins in 1989, charting Christy’s trajectory as a hotheaded yet gifted fledgling boxer. —Robert Lang, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025

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