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flair

[ flair ]

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noun

a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
a flair for rhyming.
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.
Hunting. scent; sense of smell.

flair

/ �ڱ�ɛə /

noun

natural ability; talent; aptitude
instinctive discernment; perceptiveness
stylishness or elegance; dash
to dress with flair
rare.
hunting
1. the scent left by quarry
2. the sense of smell of a hound

flair

/ flIr /

noun

a Scot word for floor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flair¹

First recorded before 1350–1400; Middle English, from French, Old French: “scent,” noun derivative of flairier “to reek,” ultimately from unattested Vulgar Latin �ڱ��岵��, dissimilated variant of Latin �ڰ��岵��; fragrant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flair¹

C19: from French, literally: sense of smell, from Old French: scent, from flairier to give off a smell, ultimately from Latin �ڰ��岵�� to smell sweet; see fragrant

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Now with his own 50-minute set, Junior H says he was excited to be in a position where he could return the gesture to Pluma and bring his own “sad boy” flair to center stage.

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When he gets the opportunity to bomb forward at right-back, he can show a bit of flair on the ball.

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For 53 years, this massive performance complex has served — with bipartisan grace and, at its best, conspicuous American flair — to honor a single U.S. president.

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But do something special and with flair and people start calling you Magic, The Hammer or The Great One.

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But with the opportunity to make a deluxe and heighten his newfound country flair, the singer realized he had a slightly more final farewell in him.

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