{
    "term": "talent",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a natural ability to do something well",
            "sensetop": "talent for (doing) something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The festival **showcases the talent** of young musicians."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to possess/have exceptional musical talent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team is known for nurturing raw talent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a man **of many talents**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She displayed her talent for comedy at the event.",
                    "contextForm": "talent for (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a talent contest/competition (= in which people perform, to show how well they can sing, dance, etc.)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to have great artistic talent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hard work is important, but it is no substitute for talent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a violinist of exceptional talent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her talents lay in organization."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His parents accused him of wasting his talents and abilities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It takes real talent to write a great pop song."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The banquet gave the chef a chance to flaunt his talents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where does her musical talent come from?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have a natural talent for storytelling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an effort to develop his creative talents to the full"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "people or a person with a natural ability to do something well",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to nurture/develop **young talent**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are losing our top talent to other countries who pay more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a great talent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hollywood directors have a marvellous pool of acting talent to draw from."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is always looking out for new talent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The festival attracts talent from all over the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a shortage of new comedy talent coming through."
                },
                {
                    "text": "United have unearthed a real talent in this young defender."
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the few teams that relies on home-grown talent"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "people who are sexually attractive",
            "labels": "(British English, slang)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He likes to spend his time chatting up the local talent."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtælənt/",
                "audio": "ta/talent/talent__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtælənt/",
                "audio": "ta/talent/talent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English talente, talentan (as a unit of weight), from Latin talenta, plural of talentum ‘weight, sum of money’, from Greek talanton. The current sense is a figurative use based on the parable of the talents in the Bible (Matt. 25:14–30)."
}