Meanings
comparative more untalented · superlative most untalented
- Not talented; lacking in talent.
England is the only modern country among civilized nations where the untalented, unnobled, ungentle, and the vilest possessor of wealth is an envy and marvel with no small portion of its society.
1825, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, volume 9, page 87Synonyms: talentless
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot talented; lacking in talent.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Middle Englishtalent
- Englishtalent
- Englishtalented
- Englishuntalented
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀφυής
- ἀφυής (aphuḗs)not talented
Finnish lahjaton
- lahjatonnot talented
German untalentiert, unbegabt
- untalentiertnot talented
- unbegabtnot talented
Greek ατάλαντος, απροίκιστος
- ατάλαντος (atálantos)not talented
- απροίκιστος (aproíkistos)not talented
Norwegian talentløs
- talentløsnot talented
Polish nieuzdolniony, niezdolny
- nieuzdolnionynot talented
- niezdolnynot talented
- nieutalentowanynot talented
Russian нетала́нтливый
- нетала́нтливый (netalántlivyj)not talented
Ukrainian неталанови́тий, безда́рний
- неталанови́тий (netalanovýtyj)not talented
- безда́рний (bezdárnyj)not talented
Cite this entry
untalented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untalented
“untalented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untalented. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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