flair
Americannoun
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a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack.
a flair for rhyming.
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smartness of style, manner, etc..
Their window display has absolutely no flair at all.
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keen, intuitive perception or discernment.
We want a casting director with a real flair for finding dramatic talent.
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Hunting. scent; sense of smell.
noun
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natural ability; talent; aptitude
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instinctive discernment; perceptiveness
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stylishness or elegance; dash
to dress with flair
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rare hunting
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the scent left by quarry
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the sense of smell of a hound
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noun
Etymology
Origin of flair
First recorded before 1350–1400; Middle English, from French, Old French: “scent,” noun derivative of flairier “to reek,” ultimately from unattested Vulgar Latin flāgrāre, dissimilated variant of Latin frāgrāre; fragrant
Example Sentences
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Sokolov’s eye for visual flair brings some much-needed panache to this well-worn formula, but even his playful directorial spirit isn’t enough to shake the feeling that one has seen this film before.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
In fairness, the 5-0 thrashing of West Ham on Saturday, with Russo pulling the strings from the number 10 position, was full of the flair Slegers demands from her team.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
He said he always had an entrepreneurial flair, selling bubblegum and popcorn from his Samsonite briefcase at Jamaica High School.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
These details, combined with Wainwright’s creative flair, have helped to create a space that is not only aspirational, but also inspirational.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Although Katie had this same flair for coloring an incident and Johnny himself lived in a half-dream world, yet they tried to squelch these things in their child.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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