endowment
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6.4
- noun
- /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/
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- Speech is a wonderful endowment, but because it is so natural to us, we tend to overlook its power.
- natural endowments
- genetic endowment
- innate endowment
Doesn't the difference principle, by treating our natural talents and endowments, has common assets?
- Doesn't the difference principle, by treating our natural talents and endowments, has common assets?
- He says some people are given physical endowments like speed for the race, strength for wrestling.
- And intelligence is not entirely but but largely based on your genetic endowment.
Examples
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Therefore, it is evident that the lifespan of all organisms is controlled by their genetic endowment.
Academic text (1992) -
Why should we assume that people who rise socially do so, in large part, by genetic endowment?
Academic text (1991) -
The reason for this is obvious: Physical beauty is a natural endowment.
Academic text (2008) -
You are just full of natural endowments.
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In this perspective, memory appears to be an innate and ageless endowment of human consciousness.
Academic text (1990) -
Of the three riparians, Turkey enjoys the greatest water endowment; average annual precipitation is adequate for rain-fed agriculture.
Academic text (1995) -
For Taiwan, education has created a specific factor endowment that has underlaid the success of the country's long-term industrialization plans.
Academic text (1992) -
Her artistic endowment allows her to create stunning paintings that captivate audiences.
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He has a unique endowment for mathematics, solving complex problems effortlessly.
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Many athletes are born with a physical endowment that gives them an advantage in sports.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Skill or power to do something
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1.2
An ability someone has naturally to do something well
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1.8
A natural ability to do something well, like music or languages
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4.2
A natural talent for learning or doing something well
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2.9
An ability someone is born with to do something well
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3.4
A talent someone is born with that they do not learn
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6.1
A special natural talent someone is lucky to have
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6.0
A very strong natural ability in one or more areas
An ability a person has from birth
A natural ability present from birth in people or animals
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.6
Money that people give to an organization and keep to earn income for its work
- Specialized
Life insurance that pays a set amount after a fixed time or to your family if you die earlier
- Specialized
A policy where a college or organization has no permanent fund and relies on tuition and government money
How Gifted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word endowment also comes from the idea of giving, the same idea you see in donate, so it can mean a natural 'gift' or ability someone has from birth. That's why we speak of a person's intellectual or musical endowment.