talentless

English

Etymology

From talent +‎ -less.

Adjective

talentless (comparative more talentless, superlative most talentless)

1. Having no talent or natural ability.

   Synonym: untalented

   • 1893, Moritz Moszkowski, “Music Lessons: A Chat”, in Music: A Monthly Magazine‎^[1], volume 4, Chicago, page 76:

     I refer to the talentless daughter of some rich man—the youthful feminine flower of Berlin Nabobry—who holds herself wonderfully gifted.

   • 2005 October 15, Hamilton Spectator:

     She also offers a fascinating glimpse into a more innocent age before svengalis began colluding with marketing men and TV execs to promote talentless wannabes to overnight success.

Derived terms

• talentlessness

Translations

having no talent

• Bulgarian: бездарен (bg) (bezdaren)
• Dutch: talentloos (nl)
• French: dénué de talent
• German: talentlos
• Greek: ατάλαντος (el) (atálantos)
• Polish: pozbawiony talentu
• Russian: безда́рный (ru) (bezdárnyj), нетала́нтливый (ru) (netalántlivyj)
• Swedish: talanglös (sv)