endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
(noun) natural abilities or qualities
talent
(noun) a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
talent (plural talents)
A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15thc.]
(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East. [from 9thc.]
(obsolete) A desire or inclination for something. [14th-16thc.]
(business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19thc.]
(slang) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. [from 20thc.]
• See also skill
• antlet, latent, latten
Source: Wiktionary
Tal"ent, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. talentum a talent (in sense 1), Gr. tolerare, tollere, to lift up, sustain, endure. See Thole, v. t., Tolerate.]
1. 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. Jowett (Thucid.).
2. 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
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
