talent Copy link Outline I. A weightII. A sum of moneyIII. Natural ability1. ingĕnium (a word of wide signification2. indŏles, is, f. (t. which may hereafter be developed3. dos, dōtis, f. (usu. in pl.4. expr. sometimes by nātūra (disposition, bent, inclination), when the context shows what is implied • talent: I. A weight: tălentum: t.s of gold and ivory, auri eborisque t., Virg. Aen. 11, 333. II. A sum of money: tălentum (which never means a coin): a thousand t.s, mille t., Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 34: Cic. III. Natural ability: 1. ingĕnium (a word of wide signification: parts, endowments: cf. Cic. Fin. 5, 13, 36): small, ordinary t., parvum, mediocre i., Cic. Brut. 67, 237; de Or. 2, 27, 119: eminent t., eximium i., id. Fam. 6, 5, 3; eminens, Quint. 6, praef., § 1: sparks of t., ingenii igniculi, id. 6, praef., § 7: the t. of a bird, i. avis, Plin. 10, 43, 60: t. for invention, i. ad fingendum, Cic. Fontei. 14, 30: a fertile vein of t., ingenii benigna vena, Hor. Od. 2, 18, 9: not devoid of t., non absurdus ingenio, Tac. H. 3, 62: they were not altogether wanting in t., but only in oratorical t., iis non omnino i., sed oratorium i. defuit, Cic. Brut. 29, 110: if I have any t., si quid est in me ingenii, id. Arch. init.: not to have very great t., maximi i. non esse, id. Brut. 29, 110: to have t., ingenio valere, id. de Or. 3, 2, 7: to have plenty of t., ingenio abundare, id. Fam. 4, 8: a man of very great t., vir acerrimo i., id. Or. 5, 18: men of first-rate t., praestantissimis i. homines, id. Fin. 2, 16, 51: to possess very great and brilliant t.s, optimo et splendidissimo i. esse, id. Off. 3, 5, 25: such a stock of t.s, tantae facultates ingenii, id. Att. 3, 10, ad med.: nothing came amiss to his varied t.s, huic versatile i. pariter ad omnia fuit, Liv. 39, 40: not only to sharpen but also foster t., non solum acuere, sed etiam alere i., Cic. Brut. 33, 126: to develope and show forth one's t.s, i. augere et declarare, id. ib. 27, 104. [N.B.--The pl. of this word cannot be used of one person, as in Eng. hence a man of great t.s is vir magno ingenio, never m. ingeniis. The pl. is used sometimes for persons of t.: the men of t. in our days, temporum nostrorum ingenia, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, init.] 2. indŏles, is, f. (t. which may hereafter be developed: only in sing.), youths endowed with good t., adolescentes bona indole praediti, Cic. Sen. 8, 26: there was very great promise in his son and a decided germ of t., summa in filio spes, summa ingenii i., id. Phil. 11, 13, 33: cf. Quint. 12, 6, 3. 3. dos, dōtis, f. (usu. in pl.: gifts, endowments): every t. in war and peace, omnes d. belli et togae, Vell. 1, 12, 3: it is my t. to celebrate maidens in song, est d. mea carminibus celebrare puellas, Ov. Am. 1, 10, 59: natural t.s, dotes naturae, Plin. Ep. 3, 3, ad med. 4. expr. sometimes by nātūra (disposition, bent, inclination), when the context shows what is implied: he had no t. for it, instrumenta naturae deerant, Cic. Brut. 77, 268: those who have a natural t. for administration, ii qui habent a natura adjumenta rerum gerendarum, id. Off. 1, 21, 72.
TALENT Copy link • TALENTA certain weight or sum of money, talentum. Ability, indoles: natura: ingenium: naturae habitus (natural, innate talent): virtus (acquired by effort and practice; opposed to ingenium): facultas, ingenii facultas (ability). Talents, ingenium; (of several), ingenia: indoles (sing.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) natura atque ingenium: (☞ ingenii dexteritas, or simply dexteritas, not = “cleverness, adroitness,” in general; but “tact, address,” skill in the art of pleasing). A man of talent, ingeniosus: a man of great talent, peringeniosus: oratorical talent, facultas dicendi: ingenium oratorium: virtus oratoria: a talent for writing, ingenium et virtus in scribendo: lo have but little talent, non maximi esse ingenii; for anything, ad alicujus rei intelligentiam minus instrumenti a natura habere: good talents, ingenii bonitas: magnae facultates ingenii: good natural talents, naturae bonitas: naturale quoddam bonum: to possess good talents, bona indole praeditum esse: ingenio valere or abundare: to possess great, remarkable talents, praestantissimo ingenio praeditum esse: excellentis ingenii magnitudine ornatum esse: to possess moderate talents, mediocri ingenio esse. TALENTED (in bad English; e.g., a talented man, for “a man of talents”), ingeniosus: peringeniosus: eximii ingenii: magno ingenio praeditus.
Talent Copy link Outline I. als Gewicht u. Geld: ...II. Naturanlage etc.:a. eig.: ingenium (Naturgaben). ...b. meton. = talentvoller Mensch: ... Talent, I. als Gewicht u. Geld: talentum. das große T., talentum magnum. II. Naturanlage etc.: a. eig.: ingenium (Naturgaben). indoles (die natürlichen Anlagen). virtus (die Vollkommenheit, außerordentliche Geschicklichkeit in etwas); verb. ingenium et virtus. facultas (die Kraft, das Vermögen, etwas zu tun). ars (jede körperliche oder geistige Fertigkeit, sofern sie sich werktätig zeigt, z.B. artes imperatoriae, oratoriae). T. zum Reden, facultas dicendi: rednerisches T., ingenium oratorium; virtus oratoria: schriftstellerisches T., ingenium et virtus in scribendo: das T., einen Gegenstand klar auseinanderzusetzen, explicatio. kein besonderes T. besitzen, non maximi esse ingenii: ungemein große Talente besitzen, ingenio abundare. b. meton. = talentvoller Mensch: ingenium. homo ingeniosus. od. homo peringeniosus. ein großes T. sein, ingenio abundare.