English Dictionary
Definition of “flair”
1flair1 (flɛə
)
Definitions
noun
- natural ability; talent; aptitude
- instinctive discernment; perceptiveness
- stylishness or elegance; dash ⇒
to dress with flair
- hunting rare
- the scent left by quarry
- the sense of smell of a hound
Word Origin
C19: from French, literally: sense of smell, from Old French: scent, from flairier to give off a smell, ultimately from Latin frāgrāre to smell sweet; see fragrant
Synonyms
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ability,
feel,
talent,
gift,
genius,
faculty,
accomplishment,
mastery,
knack,
aptitude,
2flair2 (flIr)
Definitions
noun
- a Scot word for floor
Usage examples
To succeed in toiletries required a certain flair , a certain instinct for fashion that he simply didn't have.
Pacter, Trudi, Yellow Bird (1993)Members could be from any discipline, given that they have a flair for technology.
Business Today (2002)Indeed one has to wonder at the implicit cynicism and flair required.
Irish Times (2002)The parliamentary party is somewhere to the right of Berlusconi, without any of his political flair.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The Shanghainese flair for organisation is particularly valuable in the field of higher education.
Wilson, Dick, Hong Kong! Hong Kong! (1990)
