English Explanatory Dictionary

giftedness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of being gifted.
  2. A psychological state associated with great intellectual ability and emotional sensitivity. There isn't a consensus over the characteristics of a gifted person or if it is a neurodivergence, with some completely denying its existence.

Word forms

giftedness giftednesses

Etymology

From gifted + -ness.

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