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Worthiness vs Talent - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between worthiness and talent

is that worthiness is the state or quality of having value or merit while talent is a unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.

worthiness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit.
  • (countable) The result or product of having value or merit.
  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
  • (countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
  • talent

    English

    (wikipedia talent)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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:
  • 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.
  • (label) A desire or inclination for something.
  • * :
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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.

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