flair

flair

noun \ˈfler\

Definition of FLAIR

1

: a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent <a flair for color>; also : inclination, tendency <a flair for the dramatic>

2

: a uniquely attractive quality : style <fashionable dresses with a flair all their own>

Examples of FLAIR

1. a restaurant with a European flair
2. <a person with a flair for making friends quickly>

Origin of FLAIR

French, literally, sense of smell, from Old French, odor, from flairier to give off an odor, from Late Latin flagrare, alteration of Latin fragrare

First Known Use: 1881

Related to FLAIR

Synonyms: aptitude, bent, endowment, faculty, talent, genius, gift, head, knack

Related Words: affinity, bias, disposition, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn; ear, eye, mind, nose; feel, hang, instinct, touch, way; capability, competence, facility, proficiency, skill; capacity, potential, power; forte, specialism, speciality, specialty

Near Antonyms: disability, handicap, inability, incapacity; shortcoming, weakness

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Rhymes with FLAIR

air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flare, glair, glare, hair, hare, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare