adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈɡɪftɪd/
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rhymes with -ɪftɪd
CMU ARPABET:G IH1 F T AH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:G IH1 F T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a gifted artist
a school for gifted children
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who has special abilities or unusually great intellect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of gift
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
endowed with talent or talents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a gifted writer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: talented
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
istedadlı
— endowed with special abilities
Azerbaijani:
zəkalı
— endowed with special abilities
Belarusian:
здо́льны
(zdólʹny)
— endowed with special abilities
Bulgarian:
талантлив
(talantliv)
— endowed with special abilities
Bulgarian:
даровит
(darovit)
— endowed with special abilities
Chinese Mandarin:
老天爺賞飯吃 /老天爷赏饭吃
(lǎotiānyé shǎngfànchī)
— endowed with special abilities
Danish:
begavet
— endowed with special abilities
Dutch:
begaafd
— endowed with special abilities
Dutch:
hoogbegaafd
— endowed with special abilities
Estonian:
andekas
— endowed with special abilities
Finnish:
lahjakas
— endowed with special abilities
French:
doué
— endowed with special abilities
French:
surdoué
— endowed with special abilities
Georgian:
ნიჭიერი
(nič̣ieri)
— endowed with special abilities
Georgian:
ტალანტის მქონე
(ṭalanṭis mkone)
— endowed with special abilities
Georgian:
ნიჭით დაჯილდოებული
(nič̣it daǯildoebuli)
— endowed with special abilities
Georgian:
უნარიანი
(unariani)
— endowed with special abilities
German:
begabt
— endowed with special abilities
German:
geistvoll
— endowed with special abilities
German:
begnadet
— endowed with special abilities
Hindi:
गुणी
(guṇī)
— endowed with special abilities
Hungarian:
tehetséges
— endowed with special abilities
Icelandic:
gáfaður
— endowed with special abilities
Irish:
éirimiúil
— endowed with special abilities
Irish:
tréitheach
— endowed with special abilities
Italian:
dotato
— endowed with special abilities
Kazakh:
дарынды
(daryndy)
— endowed with special abilities
Latvian:
apdāvināts
— endowed with special abilities
Norwegian Bokmål:
begavet
— endowed with special abilities
Plautdietsch:
begoft
— endowed with special abilities
Russian:
одаренный
(odarennyj)
— endowed with special abilities
Swedish:
begåvad
— endowed with special abilities
Turkish:
becerikli
— endowed with special abilities
Turkish:
kabiliyetli
— endowed with special abilities
Turkish:
yetenekli
— endowed with special abilities
