Talent vs Fairy - What's the difference?
talent | fairy |
(label) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
* 1611 , Authorized Version, (w) XXV 14-15:
(label) A desire or inclination for something.
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A marked natural ability or skill.
(label) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
* 2011 , Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life! (page 179)
(uncountable, obsolete) the realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
A mythical being who had magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as small and spritely with gauze-like wings; A sprite.
(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) a male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
(paganism) A nature spirit revered in modern paganism.
Two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
As nouns the difference between talent and fairy
is that talent is a unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East while fairy is the realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.talent
English
(wikipedia talent)Noun
(en noun)- For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents , to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- But my hede said sir Palomydes I wille not ryde these thre dayes // therfor I pray you syr Dynadan abyde and ryde with vs / Feythfully said Dynadan I wylle not abyde for I haue suche a talent to see sir Tristram that I may not abyde longe from hym
- I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach.
