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grace
English
Etymology
From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin gr?tia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from gr?tus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?erH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful.
The word displaced the native Middle English held, hield (“grace”) (from Old English held, hyld (“grace”)), Middle English este (“grace, favour, pleasure”) (from Old English ?ste (“grace, kindness, favour”)), Middle English athmede(n) (“grace”) (from Old English ?adm?du (“grace”)), Middle English are, ore (“grace, mercy, honour”) (from Old English ?r (“honour, grace, kindness, mercy”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /??e?s/
- Rhymes: -e?s
Noun
grace (countable and uncountable, plural graces)
- (countable, uncountable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
- 1783, Hugh Blair, "Critical Examniation of the Style of Mr. Addison in No. 411 of The Spectator" in Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
- I have formerly given the general character of Mr. Addison's style and manner as natural and unaffected, easy and polite, and full of those graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over writing.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- (countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- (countable, card games) In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
- (countable, music) A grace note.
- (uncountable) Elegant movement; balance or poise.
- (uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.
- 1990, Claude de Bèze, 1688 revolution in Siam: the memoir of Father de Bèze, s.j, translated by E. W. Hutchinson, University Press, page 153:
- With mounting anger the King denounced the pair, both father and son, and was about to condemn them to death when his strength gave out. Faint and trembling he was unable to walk and the sword fell from his hands as he murmured: 'May the Protector of the Buddhist Faith grant me but seven more days grace of life to be quit of this disloyal couple, father and son'.
- 1990, Claude de Bèze, 1688 revolution in Siam: the memoir of Father de Bèze, s.j, translated by E. W. Hutchinson, University Press, page 153:
- (uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
- An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
grace (third-person singular simple present graces, present participle gracing, simple past and past participle graced)
- (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
- He might, at his pleasure, grace […] or disgrace whom he would in court.
- (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)
- (transitive, music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
Synonyms
- mense
Translations
Further reading
- grace on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- cager
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French grace, from Latin gr?tia.
Alternative forms
- graz, crace, gras, grase
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /??ra?ts?/
- IPA(key): /??ra?s(?)/
Noun
grace (plural graces or grace)
- Various (Christian) theological meanings, usually as an attribute of God:
- The grace of God; divine aid or beneficence.
- A gift or sign of God; a demonstration of divine power.
- guidance, direction (especially divine)
- luck, destiny (especially positive or beneficial)
- niceness, esteem, positive demeanour
- beneficence, goodwill, good intentions
- gracefulness, elegance; aptness, competence.
- A present; a helpful or kind act.
- relief, relenting, forgiveness
- A prayer, especially one preceding a meal.
- (rare) repute, credit
- (rare) misfortune, misadventure, doom
- (rare, Late Middle English) unfairness, partisanship
Related terms
- graceful
- graceles
- gracen
- gracious
Descendants
- English: grace
- Scots: grace
- Yola: greash
References
- “gr?ce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.
Etymology 2
From Old English græs.
Noun
grace
- Alternative form of gras
Old French
Alternative forms
- gratia (10th century)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gr?tia.
Noun
grace f (oblique plural graces, nominative singular grace, nominative plural graces)
- grace; favor
- grace; gracefulness; elegance
Descendants
- French: grâce
- ? Middle English: grace, graz, crace, gras, grase
- English: grace
- Scots: grace
- Yola: greash
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grace, supplement)
- grace on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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talent
English
Etymology
From Middle English talent, from Old English talente, borrowed from the plural of Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later senses from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tæl?nt/
- (UK, also) IPA(key): /?tal?nt/
- Hyphenation: tal?ent
Noun
talent (plural talents)
- A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15thc.]
- (historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East. [from 9thc.]
- 1611, Authorized Version, Matthew XXV 14-15:
- For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- 1611, Authorized Version, Matthew XXV 14-15:
- (obsolete) A desire or inclination for something. [14th-16thc.]
- (business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19thc.]
- (slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. [from 20thc.]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:skill
Derived terms
- talent scout
Translations
Further reading
- talent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- talent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- antlet, latent, latten
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /t??lent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /t??len/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ta?lent/
Noun
talent m (plural talents)
- talent (Greek money)
- talent (skill)
- hunger
- Synonym: gana
Derived terms
- atalentat
- talentós
Further reading
- “talent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Noun
talent m
- talent (unit of weight)
- talent (actual or potential ability)
Synonyms
- (ability): nadání n
Related terms
- talentovaný
Further reading
- talent in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- talent in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Talent (“talent”), from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal?nt/, [ta?l?n?d?]
Noun
talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)
Inflection
See also
- talent on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tal?nt/, [ta?l?n?d?]
Noun
talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)
- talent (unit of weight and money)
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch talent, from Old French talent, from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “a particular weight, balance”), from Proto-Indo-European *tl?h?ent-, from *telh?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta??l?nt/
- Hyphenation: ta?lent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
talent n (plural talenten, diminutive talentje n)
- talent (gift, quality, capability)
- (historical) talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)
Derived terms
- met zijn talenten woekeren
- natuurtalent
- talentenjacht
- talentvol
Descendants
- Afrikaans: talent
Anagrams
- latten
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.l??/
Noun
talent m (plural talents)
- (historical, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money)
- a talent, a gift, a knack
Derived terms
- talentueux
Further reading
- “talent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- latent
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin talentum.
Noun
talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent or talenter, definite plural talenta or talentene)
- (a) talent
Derived terms
- talentfull
References
- “talent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin talentum
Noun
talent n (definite singular talentet, indefinite plural talent, definite plural talenta)
- (a) talent
Derived terms
- talentfull
References
- “talent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Alternative forms
- talant
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).
Noun
talent m (oblique plural talenz or talentz, nominative singular talenz or talentz, nominative plural talent)
- desire; wish (to do something)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ta.l?nt/
Noun
talent m inan
- talent, gift
- (historical) talent (ancient unit of weight and money)
Declension
Noun
talent m pers
- (metonymically) talented person
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French talente
Noun
talent n (plural talente)
- talent
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Bosnian, Serbian): tàlenat
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?lent/
- Hyphenation: ta?lent
Noun
tàlent m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- (Croatia) talent
Declension
Welsh
Alternative forms
- talen (colloquial)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /?tal?nt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?ta?l?nt/, /?tal?nt/
Etymology 1
talu +? -ent
Verb
talent
- (literary) third-person plural imperfect/conditional of talu
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin talentum.
Noun
talent m (plural talentau or talenti or talennau)
- ability, aptitude
- talent (“coin”)
Derived terms
- talentog (“talented”)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “talent”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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