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She has a talent for drawing animals.
What does Talent mean?
a natural ability that can improve with practice.
Dictionary definition
Talent is a natural ability or strong skill that helps someone do something well, especially when it grows with practice.
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Talent in a sentence
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His talent for storytelling made the lesson memorable.
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Talent matters, but steady practice helps people improve even more.
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Which word is closest in meaning to talent?
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WordTalent.
Partnoun.
MeaningTalent means a natural ability that can improve with practice.
ExampleExample: She has a talent for drawing animals.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- tal · unt
- Strongest beat
- tal
- Ending
- unt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tal.
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Word family
Talent word family
Base word
talent
noun
talent
Natural ability or strong skill.
adjective
talented
Having a strong ability.
noun
talents
More than one ability or skill.
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a natural ability that can improve with practice.
Common mix-up
Talent is not the same as inability. Talent means a natural ability that can improve with practice.
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