/flɛə̯/, /flɛɚ̯/, /fleː/
OriginFrom Middle English flayre, from Old French flair (“scent, odour”), from flairier (“to reek, smell”), from Latin flāgrō, dissimilated variation of frāgrō (“emit a sweet smell”, verb). More at fragrant.
- countable, uncountableA natural or innate talent or aptitude.
“to have a flair for art”
“Poirot was an extraordinary looking little man. [...] The neatness of his attire was almost incredible. I believe a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet wound. Yet this quaint d”
“For all his directorial flair, though, Jones may well be best remembered for creating such characters as Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson, Cardinal Biggles of the Spanish Inquisition, the Scottish poet Ewan”
- countable, uncountableDistinctive style or elegance.
“to dress with flair”
“Each writer offers a unique flair to readers.”
“You know what, Stan, if you want me to wear 37 pieces of flair, like your pretty boy over there, Brian, why don't you just make the minimum 37 pieces of flair?”
- countable, obsolete, uncountableSmell; odor.
- countable, obsolete, uncountableOlfaction; sense of smell.
- transitiveTo add flair.
“Place your thumb on top of the shank and your bent index finger under the hair and pull the tying thread tight to flair it.”
Formsflairs(plural) · flairs(present, singular, third-person) · flairing(participle, present) · flaired(participle, past) · flaired(past)