gifted

UK: /ˈgɪftɪd/ US: /ˈgɪftɪd/ ,(gif′tid)

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gift•ed /ˈgɪftɪd/   adj. 

1. having special talent or ability:
   She is a gifted storyteller.
2. having exceptional intelligence:
   a program for gifted children.

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gift•ed  (gif′tid), adj. 

1. having great special talent or ability:
   the debut of a gifted artist.
2. having exceptionally high intelligence:
   gifted children.

• gift + -ed³ 1635–45

gift′ed•ly, adv. 
gift′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. . accomplished, talented.

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gifted / ˈɡɪftɪd/ adjective

1. having or showing natural talent or aptitude: a gifted musician, a gifted performance

ˈgiftedly adverb

ˈgiftedness noun

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gift /gɪft/   n. [countable]

1. something given to another freely and without payment in return, as to honor a person or an occasion or to provide assistance;
   a present:
   birthday gifts.
2. something received without being earned:
   This wonderful weather has been a gift.
3. a special ability;
   natural talent:
   a gift for music.

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gift  (gift), n. 

1. something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance;
   present.
2. the act of giving.
3. something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned:
   Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift.
4. a special ability or capacity;
   natural endowment;
   talent:
   the gift of saying the right thing at the right time.

v.t. 

5. to present with as a gift;
   bestow gifts upon;
   endow with.
6. to present (someone) with a gift:
   just the thing to gift the newlyweds.

• Old Norse gift; cognate with Old English gift (Middle English yift) marriage gift; akin to give
• Middle English 1125–75

gift′less, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. donation, contribution, offering, benefaction, endowment, bounty, boon, largess, alms, gratuity, tip, premium, allowance, subsidy, bequest, legacy, inheritance, dowry. See present ².
• 4. faculty, aptitude, capability, bent, forte, genius, turn, knack.

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gift / ɡɪft/ noun

1. something given; a present
2. a special aptitude, ability, or power; talent
3. the power or right to give or bestow (esp in the phrases in the gift of, in (someone's) gift)
4. the act or process of giving
5. look a gift-horse in the mouth ⇒ (usually negative) to find fault with a free gift or chance benefit

verb (transitive)

1. to present (something) as a gift to (a person)

Etymology: Old English gift payment for a wife, dowry; related to Old Norse gipt, Old High German gift, Gothic fragifts endowment, engagement; see give