talents
Inborn special abilities
Talents are natural abilities or aptitudes—things someone does well without extensive training: She has a talent for languages, a young man of many talents.
The word often implies gifts worth developing: Don't waste your talents.
In the ancient world, a talent was a unit of weight and money; the biblical parable of talents (coins entrusted to servants) gave rise to the modern meaning of God-given abilities.
Innate capability
- giftItem given freely
- knackInnate ease at something
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
propensity · endowment · bent · predisposition · instinct · heredity · inheritance · birthright
Acquired ability through practice
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- masteryComplete skill or control
technique · craftsmanship · training · practice · development · honing · refinement · discipline
Act of finding something
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
spotlight · exposure · opportunity · breakthrough · nurture · mentor · coach · patronage
Vocal music-making
- playingParticipating in recreation
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
harmony · melody · virtuoso · instrumentalist · vocalist · pianist · guitarist · violinist
Rate of motion
- strengthPower to exert force
- agilityQuickness and ease
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
flexibility · stamina · dexterity · physicality · sportsmanship · competition · training · athlete
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- actingTemporarily holding position
- photographyCreating images from light
poetry · writing · ceramics · design · illustration · calligraphy · choreography · filmmaking
Methodical study of parts
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- innovationCreating something original
invention · strategy · scholarship · mathematics · science · philosophy · linguistics · memory
aptitude
Innate capability
genius · propensity · endowment · bent · predisposition · instinct · heredity · inheritance · birthright · inclination
skill
Acquired ability through practice
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
mastery · technique · craftsmanship · training · practice · development · honing · refinement · discipline · dedication
discovery
Act of finding something
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- auditionTrial performance for selection
competition · spotlight · exposure · opportunity · breakthrough · nurture · mentor · coach · patronage · scholarship
singing
Vocal music-making
- playingParticipating in recreation
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
rhythm · harmony · melody · virtuoso · instrumentalist · vocalist · pianist · guitarist · violinist · conductor
speed
Rate of motion
coordination · flexibility · stamina · dexterity · physicality · sportsmanship · competition · training · athlete · gymnast
painting
Pigment on canvas
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- actingTemporarily holding position
photography · poetry · writing · ceramics · design · illustration · calligraphy · choreography · filmmaking · theater
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
innovation · invention · strategy · scholarship · mathematics · science · philosophy · linguistics · memory · comprehension
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- strong pointsstrengths, skills, abilities, gifts, forte
- Biblical imageryLamb of God, Good Shepherd, bread of life, light of the world, living water
- GospelsJesus, gospels, Jesus Christ, apostles, Gospel of Mark
- character creationrace, class, name, gender, appearance
- life storyautobiography, memoir, early years, childhood, memories
talentsinabilities
Lacks of capability
incapacities · ineptitudes · incompetences · weaknesses · disabilities
talentsstruggles
Difficult prolonged efforts
difficulties · challenges · obstacles · impediments · hindrances
talentsincompetences
Instances of lacking capability
incompetencies · stupidities · clumsiness · awkwardnesses · bungling
- talent showAmateur performance contest
- natural talent
- hidden talentUnrecognized natural aptitude
- talent scoutRecruiter of promising performers
- raw talentInnate ability before training
- talent agentPerformer's career representative
talent, talented, untalented, multitalented, talentless, talent show, talent scout