untalented

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ talented.

Adjective

untalented (comparative more untalented, superlative most untalented)

  1. Not talented; lacking in talent.
    Synonym: talentless
    Hypernyms: (usually hypernymous) incompetent; incapable, inable, unable
    Coordinate terms: unskilled, unskillful; unequipped; unconscientious; unknowledgeable, ignorant; unschooled, uneducated, undereducated; inexperienced, nonexperienced, unexperienced, underexperienced, green; lazy, careless
    • 1825, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, volume 9, page 87:
      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.

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