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Definition of talentless

talentless

/ˈtæləntləs/
tal · ent · less

Adverb:talentlessly
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1

Having no natural aptitude, skill, or artistic ability.

Example

"The harsh critic dismissed the cast as a group of talentless amateurs."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from the noun 'talent' (ultimately from Latin 'talentum' and Ancient Greek 'talanton', a unit of weight or money whose sense of 'natural ability' developed from the Biblical Parable of the Talents) plus the privative suffix '-less'.

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