Definition of 'flair'
1. singular noun
2. uncountable noun
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flair in British English 1
noun
2.
instinctive discernment; perceptiveness
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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 fragrantWord Frequency
flair in British English 2
noun
a Scot word for floor
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NOUN /flɛər/
If you have a flair for a particular thing, you have a natural ability to do it well.
...a friend who has a flair for languages.
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