💸 No financial support 🙅 Lack of talent

non-endowment

8.8

A lack of natural skill in an activity

noun
/nɒn-ɪnˈdaʊmənt/

: falta de talento

His non-endowment in mathematics made advanced courses especially challenging for him.

Examples

Her non-endowment in music made it difficult for her to join the choir.
Despite her non-endowment in art, she enjoyed painting as a hobby.
The school supports students whose non-endowment in sports affects their confidence.
Many students struggle with their non-endowment in mathematics.
His non-endowment in mathematics made advanced courses especially challenging for him.
Many students struggle with their non-endowment in mathematics.
Her non-endowment in music made it difficult for her to join the choir.

Synonyms

talentlessness

vsnon-endowment

7.9

A lack of natural skill in an activity

refers to lacking inborn gifts across a person rather than one area

Antonyms

talent

866 1.2

An ability someone has naturally to do something well

How Talented

giftedness

1 6.0

average

∞ 1.0

non-endowment

8.8

Surface Forms

non-endowment singular

non-endowments plural

Morphology

non-endowment = endowment (semi-transparent) = non + endow + ment

Morphologically regular (non- + endowment), but here 'endowment' is used in the less common sense 'natural talent' rather than the more frequent financial sense, so the negated meaning may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Non-endowment starts with non- 'not' and uses endowment, a word that also means a natural 'gift' or ability like being 'gifted'. So non-endowment means 'no natural gift or talent', which is why it can describe a person's lack of ability.