talentless
adjEtymology By surface analysis, talent + -less.
1
Having no talent or natural ability.
- I refer to the talentless daughter of some rich man—the youthful feminine flower of Berlin Nabobry—who holds herself wonderfully gifted.1893, Moritz Moszkowski, “Music Lessons: A Chat”, in Music: A Monthly Magazine, volume 4, Chicago, page 76:
- She also offers a fascinating glimpse into a more innocent age before svengalis began colluding with marketing men and TV execs to promote talentless wannabes to overnight success.2005 October 15, Hamilton Spectator:
- Derived terms
- talentlessly, talentlessness