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
Other Word Forms
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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Brown settled on a counterintuitive fix: He pulled Towns, one of the most gifted big men in the sport, a long way from the basket.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Stanat said he had been identified as a gifted student and went on to get master’s degrees in computer science and fine art from Oxford University.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"Kobbie is one of the most naturally gifted young footballers in the world," said United director of football Jason Wilcox.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Tears filled the eyes of teachers and students in the combined fourth- and fifth-grade classroom at Tessellations, an exclusive Silicon Valley private school for gifted children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“You’re all gifted children who passed my ‘boring’ tests—in one way or another—and you’ve all shown yourselves to be unusually resourceful.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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