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sagacity
English
Etymology
sagac(ious) +? -ity, from French sagacité, from Latin sag?cit?s (“sagaciousness”), from sag?x (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”), from s?gi? (“I perceive by the senses”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s???æs?ti/, /s???æs?ti/
Noun
sagacity (usually uncountable, plural sagacities)
- (obsolete) Keen sense of smell.
- 1607, Edward Topsell, The History of Four-footed Beasts, Serpents, and Insects, London: G. Sawbridge et al., 1658, p. 352,[1]
- […] this Beast [the Ichneumon] is not only enemy to the Crocodile and Asp, but also to their Egs, which she hunteth out by the sagacity of her nose, and so destroyeth them […]
- 1607, Edward Topsell, The History of Four-footed Beasts, Serpents, and Insects, London: G. Sawbridge et al., 1658, p. 352,[1]
- The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Volume 3, Chapter 15,[2]
- Young ladies have great penetration in such matters as these; but I think I may defy even your sagacity, to discover the name of your admirer.
- 1904, M. P. Shiel, The Evil That Men Do, London: Ward, Lock & Co., Chapter ,[3]
- Immediately after the meal, when he was alone again, he set to work to examine Drayton’s papers, of which there lay quite a mass on the table near him and, leaning toward the lamp on his elbow, he weighed the meaning of each with a certain sideward sagacity of gaze, a sagacity that smiled in its self-sureness.
- Swiss Family Robinson- "....near the mouth of a creek, towards which all our geese and ducks betook themselves; and I, relying on their sagacity, followed in the same course."
- Synonyms: sagaciousness, wisdom
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Volume 3, Chapter 15,[2]
Related terms
- sagacious
Translations
Further reading
- sagacity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sagacity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sagacity at OneLook Dictionary Search
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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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