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Flair
flair
flair
See also: Flair
English
Noun
flair (plural flairs)
- A natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.
- Distinctive style or elegance; panache or elan.
- (obsolete) Smell; odor.
- (obsolete) The sense of smell.
Synonyms
- (natural or innate talent): gift, knack, talent
- (distinctive style or elegance): elan, elegance, grace, panache, style
Translations
natural or innate talent or aptitude
distinctive style or elegance
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From flairer, from Latin flagrare (“to blow”). Cognate to Portuguese cheiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
flair m (plural flairs)
- sense of smell
- (by extension) intuition, sixth sense
Anagrams
Old French
Noun
flair m (oblique plural flairs, nominative singular flairs, nominative plural flair)
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fler/
Noun
flair (plural flairs)
- floor
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 140:
- He skited it over the flair maybe if it was a jotter and it was you to go and get it.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 140: