talentueux

talented

adjective tah-lahn-TYUH Rare

Origin: from talent + -eux

Also means

gifted

Usage Note

Talentueux agrees fully: masculine talentueux, feminine talentueuse, plural talentueux/talentueuses. A near-synonym is doué, which is more colloquial and can mean naturally gifted even without training. Talentueux tends to imply demonstrated, proven ability.

Examples

"Elle est talentueuse et travailleuse."

Natural Translation

She is talented and hardworking.

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