skillful & talented

[bieasy]

Hi,

Can skillful be synonym of talented in some cases?

[2006]

Hi,

Can skillful be a synonym of talented in some cases?

Yes it can. Do you have some particular examples in mind?

[bieasy]

Yes it can. Do you have some particular examples in mind?

He's a very skillful football player & He's a very talented football player

He studies well! He's skillful. & He studies well! He's talented!

A skillful actor & A talented actor.

Are all the words skillful & talented appropriate in all the case?

[2006]

He's a very skillful football player & He's a very talented football player Both are okay.

He studies well and he's skillful. & He studies well and he's talented! Both can be okay, depending on what he's doing.

A skillful actor & A talented actor. I would use "talented".

Are all the words skillful & talented appropriate in all the case?

You can say...
a talented/skillful (surgeon)(lawyer)(chef)

[bieasy]

You can say...
a talented/skillful (surgeon)(lawyer)(chef)

Thank you,

But what do you mean by: .... depending on what he's doing. Does it depend on the subjects at school?

[2006]

Thank you,

But what do you mean by: .... depending on what he's doing. Does it depend on the subjects at school?

I wasn't thinking about subjects at school; I was thinking about learning a trade or profession. I would say that generally "talent" is used more in relation to artistic endeavors while "skillful" is used more for physical/manual activities, but there is a lot of overlap.

[baqarah131]

Talent is what you were born with.
Skill is what you have learned.

But in fact the two words are often used interchangeably.

edward

[bieasy]

Thank you all!