talentlessness

tal·ent

 (tăl′ənt)

n.

1.

a. A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment: has a rare talent for music.

b. Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality: The play has a cast of immense talent.

c. A person or group of people having such ability: The company makes good use of its talent.

2. A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East.

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[Middle English, inclination, disposition, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, balance, sum of money, from Greek talanton; see telə- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl. of talentum, from Greek talanton.]

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tal′ent·ed adj.

tal′ent·less adj.

tal′ent·less·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

talentlessness - a lack of talent inaptitude - a lack of aptitude

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