noun
flair
fleh-uh
noun
1
A natural talent or instinctive skill for doing something well.
"She has a real flair for design."
"He cooks with real flair, even with simple ingredients."
2
A stylish or distinctive quality.
"The restaurant decorates every dish with a bit of flair."
How to Use Flair
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA natural gift for doing something with style, or the stylish quality itself.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with flare (a burst of light or flame, or trousers that widen at the bottom) — they sound identical but are unrelated in modern use.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
a flair for something
with flair
natural flair
Word Forms
flaired past tense, flairs plural, flairs singular
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Etymology
From Old French flair, "scent, smell," from flairier, "to smell" — originally about a keen sense of smell before it came to mean a knack or style.