gifted

[gif-tid]

adjective

1. having great special talent or ability.

   the debut of a gifted artist.

   Synonyms: talented, accomplished

2. having exceptionally high intelligence.

   gifted children.

gifted

/ ˈɡɪftɪd /

adjective

1. having or showing natural talent or aptitude

   a gifted musician

   a gifted performance

Other Word Forms

• giftedly adverb
• giftedness noun
• overgifted adjective
• ungifted adjective
• well-gifted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gifted¹

First recorded in 1635–45; gift + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Glittering liturgical objects and lavish vestments from the 17th and 18th centuries highlight the skills of European craftsmen from that period as well as the religious import of the church to which they were gifted.

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Her struggles with pregnancy provide a subplot, further softening up our gifted commissaire and making his domestic situation less than idyllic.

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In Dan Chaon’s novel, a pair of psychically gifted twins find a home, of sorts, among a crew of circus freaks.

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Previous Lincoln scholars have treated the Lyceum Speech more as an outburst than an oration, at best the overwrought declamation of a gifted tyro.

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A philosophy book that Einstein gifted to a friend also sold for £2,200.

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Related Words

• accomplished 
• brilliant 
• capable 
• skilled 
• smart