1 [mass noun] natural aptitude or skill:he possesses more talent than any other player [count noun]:she displayed a talent for garden design
people possessing natural aptitude or skill:I signed all the talent in Rome [count noun]:Simon is a talent to watch
British informal people regarded as sexually attractive or as prospective sexual partners:most Saturday nights I have this urge to go on the hunt for new talent
2a former weight and unit of currency, used especially by the ancient Romans and Greeks:a mighty steed bought from a Thessalian merchant for thirteen talents
