flair

UK: /ˈflɛə^r/ US: /flɛr/ ,(flâr)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

flair /flɛr/   n. 

1. a natural talent or ability;
   knack:
   [countable] a flair for comedy.
2. a sense of style:
   [uncountable] She dresses with flair.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

flair  (flâr), n. 

1. a natural talent, aptitude, or ability;
   bent;
   knack:
   a flair for writing rhymes.
2. smartness of style, manner, etc.:
   Their window display has absolutely no flair at all.
3. keen perception or discernment.
4. Sport [Hunting.] scent;
   sense of smell.

• French, Old French: scent, noun, nominal derivative of flairier to reek Vulgar Latin *flāgrāre, dissimilated variant of Latin frāgrāre. See fragrant
• Middle English 1350–1400

Synonyms

• 2. chic, dash, panache, verve; oomph, pizazz.

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flair / flɛə/ noun

1. natural ability; talent; aptitude
2. instinctive discernment; perceptiveness
3. stylishness or elegance; dash: to dress with flair

Etymology: 19th Century: 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

flair / fleɪr/ noun

1. a Scots word for floor