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Definition of flair noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flair

noun
 
/fleə(r)/
 
/fler/
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  1. [singular, uncountable] flair for something a natural ability to do something well synonym talent
    • He has a flair for languages.
    Extra Examples
    • an activist with a flair for publicity
    • She attributes her entrepreneurial flair and individualism to her upbringing.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • a certain
    • …
    verb + flair
    • have
    • show
    • lack
    • …
    preposition
    • with flair
    • flair for
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  2. [uncountable] a quality showing the ability to do things in an interesting way that shows imagination
    • artistic flair
    • She dresses with real flair.
    • jazz guitarists who improvise with flair
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • a certain
    • …
    verb + flair
    • have
    • show
    • lack
    • …
    preposition
    • with flair
    • flair for
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, from flairer ‘to smell’, based on Latin fragrare ‘smell sweet’. Compare with fragrant.
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