1. A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment. See synonyms at ability. 2a. Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality. b. A person or group of people having such ability: The company makes good use of its talent.3. A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, inclination, disposition, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, balance, sum of money, from Greek talanton. See tel- in Appendix I. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl. of talentum, from Greek talanton.
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