multi-talented artist

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   a creative person who is skilled in more than one area, such as music, acting or painting

   Grammar: Use an or the before it for one person, and the plural for several people: a multi-talented artist, two multi-talented artists.

   Patterns

   • a multi-talented artist
   • be a multi-talented artist
   • one of the most multi-talented artists

   She is a multi-talented artist who sings, dances and designs costumes.

   The film was directed by a multi-talented artist from Senegal.

   He became a multi-talented artist, writing novels and composing music.

Word forms

Common combinations

a multi-talented artist and musician

She is a multi-talented artist and musician who also paints.

one of the most multi-talented artists

He is one of the most multi-talented artists of his generation.

a multi-talented performer

The show stars a multi-talented performer who plays three instruments.

become a multi-talented artist

Years of training helped her become a multi-talented artist.

Synonyms and how they differ

versatile

Versatile is an adjective meaning able to do many things well; it is used for people, tools or materials, not only artists.

polymath

A polymath is someone with deep knowledge in several subjects, often academic ones, and is a more formal word than multi-talented artist.

Word family

multi-talented adjective

having several skills or abilities

talent noun

a natural ability to do something well

artistic adjective

relating to art or showing skill in art

Commonly confused: multi-talented artist or multi-tasking?

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