My English 17: Question about words

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Feb 19th 2012 20:54

talent, gift, genius, capacity

I think these are all words meaning "natural ability."
I can't really tell the difference.
From my experience, "capacity" and "genius" are not often used. I more often see "talent" and "gift."

I was wondering if you could tell me the difference and how you use these words in your daily lives. Thank you very in advance.

rayne117

Feb 25th 2012 08:10

From my experience, "capacity" and "genius" are not often used.
From my experience, "capacity" and "genius" are not used often.

I more often see "talent" and "gift."
I see "talent" and "gift" more often.

Thank you very in advance.
Thank you very much in advance.

"He was gifted with his talent."

"She is very talented."

"His guitar skill was one part practice, another part gift."

"Einstein was a genius."

"My child is in the gifted class."

"Almost every human has the capacity to learn."

"His mental capacity was greatly diminished after his concussion."