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talentless

talentless

9 4.3
A person or thing that cannot do something well
  • adjective
  • /ˈtæləntləs/
translation icon : sin talento
  • Unfortunately, there are a lot of talentless hacks in Hollywood who, for some reason or another, hold cushy positions over people.
  • talentless hacks
  • talentless bitch
  • called him a 'talentless'

Who makes Tik Toks you said is talentless.

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Examples

  • If anything, it is the talentless Stewart that fits the comparison.

    Blog text (29)
  • Now the whole world thinks I got a talentless loser for a daughter.

  • What did I have to say to a father who thought I was talentless?

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Is this the dancing of a talentless idiot?

  • Don't you wish you were talentless like me?

  • The domain of the talentless and misguided.

    Blog text (31)
  • I'm talentless, so suffering's wasted on me.

  • There is something seriously wrong in this society that promotes talentless attention seekers like this, while truly talented artists are starving.

    Blog text (26)
  • The idea that self-publishing is somehow the equivalent of "talentless hack" is unfounded.

    Blog text (2)
  • He was considered talentless by his peers, as he struggled to perform in any artistic endeavor.

Synonyms

untalented
vstalentless
6 3.4

Not good at an activity

is the neutral general term for lacking special ability or skill
unskilled
vstalentless
6 2.9

Having no ability or training to do something well

focuses on missing training or qualification rather than innate ability
unskillful
vstalentless
1 4.4

Not able to do something well

refers to lacking natural ability rather than to poor performance
ungifted
vstalentless
1 3.9

Does not have a special talent or natural ability

is the common general label for absence of natural ability
giftless
vstalentless
  • Archaic
6.9

A person who does not have natural talent

is a less common word for the same absence of ability

Antonyms

446 1.0

Naturally able to do something well

How Talented

gifted
5 3.5
talented
446 1.0
competent
114 3.6
unskilled
6 2.9
talentless
9 4.3

Surface Forms

talentless positive

Morphology

talentless = talent (transparent) = talent + less

Regular derivation from the noun 'talent' with the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word talentless combines talent and -less. Long ago talent meant a 'large sum of money', and after a Bible story where people were given 'talents' as gifts, the word came to mean a 'natural gift' or ability. With -less meaning 'without', talentless therefore means 'without a gift' or having no special skill.