First Known Use: 1881
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flair
noun \ˈfler\
: a natural ability to do something
: an unusual and appealing quality or style
Full 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>
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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
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
FLAIR Defined for Kids
flair
noun \ˈfler\
Definition of FLAIR for Kids
1
: natural ability <She has a flair for acting.>
2
: 1style 4 <a dress with flair>
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