Talent vs. Gift

Talentnoun

A marked natural ability or skill.

Talentnoun

(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.

Talentnoun

(obsolete) A desire or inclination for something.

Talentnoun

People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.

Talentnoun

(slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.

Talentnoun

Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minæ or 6,000 drachmæ. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.

Talentnoun

Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.

Talentnoun

Inclination; will; disposition; desire.

Talentnoun

Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxv. 14-30).

Talentnoun

natural qualities or talents

Talentnoun

a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

Talentnoun

natural aptitude or skill

Talentnoun

people possessing natural aptitude or skill

Talentnoun

people regarded as sexually attractive or as prospective sexual partners

Talentnoun

a former weight and unit of currency, used especially by the ancient Romans and Greeks

Giftnoun

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

Giftnoun

A talent or natural ability.

Giftnoun

Something gained incidentally, without effort.

Giftnoun

The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.

Giftverb

(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.

Giftverb

(transitive) To give away, to concede easily.

Giftnoun

Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

Giftnoun

The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.

Giftnoun

A bribe; anything given to corrupt.

Giftnoun

Some exceptional inborn quality or characteristic; a striking or special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.

Giftnoun

A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.

Giftverb

To endow with some power or faculty. See gift{4}.

Giftnoun

something acquired without compensation

Giftnoun

natural qualities or talents

Giftnoun

the act of giving

Giftverb

give qualities or abilities to

Giftverb

give as a present; make a gift of;

Gift

A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. An item is not a gift if that item is already owned by the one to whom it is given.