gifted
Americanadjective
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having great special talent or ability.
the debut of a gifted artist.
- Synonyms:
- talented, accomplished
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having exceptionally high intelligence.
gifted children.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of gifted
Explanation
If someone calls you gifted, smile. It means you're talented. You might be gifted at dancing, or a gifted mathematician — you can also call your best friend a gifted actor, or feel envious that she's such a gifted French speaker. In any of these examples, it's as if nature or fate bestowed a gift on a lucky person. Gifted, in fact, comes from gift and its Old Norse root, gipt or gift, which means both "gift" and "good luck."
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Example Sentences
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A gifted stunt pilot with degrees from the Sorbonne and Strasbourg, Cantacuzino flies Messerschmitts against Soviet Shturmoviks and Yaks on the Eastern Front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The prehistory of rock ‘n’ roll is full of names who might have become stars if they were gifted with his baby blues or discovered by a relentless schemer on the level Col.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
He met reggae star Eddy Grant at the event, while Ali gifted him a table, to which the king jokingly asked, "How am I going to get it home?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Last week, ill-discipline repeatedly gifted Canada field position before a late handling error, which put a clearing kick under pressure, opened the door for the hosts' winning try.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The Navy may have wanted a back door to William, but what they got in February 1923 was a gifted expert in her own right.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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