Talented means having a natural gift for doing something well. A talented musician, hugely talented, a talented young player.
It describes ability that came easily rather than skill that was built, which is why talented and hard-working are often listed together as different things. Talented is one of the standard adjectives in reviews and school reports. Note talent, which also means talented people collectively — the talent pool, talent spotting; and that in television production the talent means the people in front of the camera.
1adjectivetalentedHaving a natural gift for doing something well.
“He's a talented young painter who has already sold several pictures.”
synonyms: gifted, able
talented is a quality of natural gift.
Also accepted in games: gifted
Middle English
talent
English
talent
English, today
talented
From talent + -ed. talent comes from Middle English talent. 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 τάλαντον (“balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”). Compare Old High German talenta (“talent”). Later figurative senses are from Old French talent (“talent, will, inclination, desire”), derived from the biblical Parable of the Talents.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA