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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gift \Gift\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Gifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gifting}.] To endow with some power or faculty. See {gift}[4].
He was gifted . . . with philosophical sagacity. --I. Taylor.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
gifted \gifted\ adjective [Cf. See {gift}[4] and {gift}, verb (used with an object).]
1. having unusual talent in some field.
Syn: talented. [PJC]
2. having exceptionally high intelligence; -- said of children, especially in discourse on education; as, a program for gifted children. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gifted
adjective: showing a natural aptitude for something [syn: {talented}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "gifted": able, ace, adroit, apt, born for, brainy, bright, brilliant, capable, clever, crack, crackerjack, cut out for, dexterous, endowed, excellent, expert, first-class, first-rate, good, keen, keen-witted, made for, master, masterful, masterly, nimble, nimble-witted, no dumbbell, not born yesterday, outstanding, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted, scintillating, sharp, sharp-witted, skilled, smart, steel-trap, superb, superior, talented, top-drawer, top-flight, top-notch, virtuoso, with a flair
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