"talentless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more talentless [comparative], most talentless [superlative]
Etymology: From talent + -less. Etymology templates: {{af|en|talent|-less}} talent + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} talentless (comparative more talentless, superlative most talentless)
  1. Having no talent or natural ability. Synonyms: untalented Derived forms: talentlessness Translations (having no talent): бездарен (bezdaren) (Bulgarian), talentloos (Dutch), dénué de talent (French), talentlos (German), ατάλαντος (atálantos) (Greek), pozbawiony talentu (Polish), безда́рный (bezdárnyj) (Russian), нетала́нтливый (netalántlivyj) (Russian), talanglös (Swedish)
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