Prodigynoun
An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.
Talentnoun
A marked natural ability or skill.
‘He has a real talent for drawing.’;
Prodigynoun
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
Talentnoun
(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
Prodigynoun
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
Talentnoun
(obsolete) A desire or inclination for something.
Prodigynoun
A wonderful example of something.
Talentnoun
People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
‘The director searched their talent pool to fill the new opening.’;
Prodigynoun
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
Talentnoun
(slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
‘Not much talent in this bar tonight—let's hit the clubs.’;
Prodigynoun
Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies.
‘So many terrors, voices, prodigies,May warn thee, as a sure foregoing sign.’;
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.
‘Rowing vessel whose burden does not exceed five hundred talents.’;
Prodigynoun
Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
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.
Prodigynoun
A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster.
Talentnoun
Inclination; will; disposition; desire.
‘They rather counseled you to your talent than to your profit.’;
Prodigynoun
an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration;
‘she is a chess prodigy’;
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).
‘He is chiefly to be considered in his three different talents, as a critic, a satirist, and a writer of odes.’; ‘His talents, his accomplishments, his graceful manners, made him generally popular.’;
Prodigynoun
a sign of something about to happen;
‘he looked for an omen before going into battle’;
Talentnoun
natural qualities or talents
Prodigynoun
an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality;
‘the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor’;
Talentnoun
a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
Talentnoun
natural aptitude or skill
‘he possesses more talent than any other player’; ‘she displayed a talent for garden design’;
Talentnoun
people possessing natural aptitude or skill
‘I signed all the talent in Rome’; ‘Simon is a talent to watch’;
Talentnoun
people regarded as sexually attractive or as prospective sexual partners
‘most Saturday nights I have this urge to go on the hunt for new talent’;
Talentnoun
a former weight and unit of currency, used especially by the ancient Romans and Greeks
‘a mighty steed bought from a Thessalian merchant for thirteen talents’;
