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noun
1.
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack: a flair for rhyming.
2.
smartness of style, manner, etc.: Their window display has absolutely no flair at all. Synonyms: chic, dash, panache, verve; oomph, pizazz.
3.
keen, intuitive perception or discernment: We want a casting director with a real flair for finding dramatic talent.
4.
Hunting. scent; sense of smell.
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Flair
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| flair2 (flIr) | |
| —n | |
| a Scot word for floor | |
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Word Origin & History
flair
mid-14c., "an odor," from O.Fr. flair "odor or scent," from flairer "to smell," from L.L. fragrare "emit (a sweet) odor" (see fragrant), with shift of -r- to -l- by dissimilation. Sense of "special aptitude" is Amer.Eng. 1925, perhaps from notion of a hound's ability to track scent.
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FLAIR definition
languageAn early system on the IBM 650.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
(1995-03-17)
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