flair

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/flɛə̯/

noun 4verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, great | real | natural | artistic, creative, design, entrepreneurial, imaginative

VERB + FLAIR

have

My brother has a real flair for cooking creative meals with whatever ingredients he finds in the kitchen.

show

lack

She has a real flair for languages, picking up new ones effortlessly.

develop

PREP

with ~

She decorated the office with flair, making it look modern and stylish.

~ for

She has always had a real flair for making people feel welcome at her dinner parties.

Definitions

noun

A 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 dandified little man who, I was sorry to see, now limped badly, had been in his time one of the most celebrated members of the Belgian police. As a detective, his flair had been extraordinary, and he had achieved triumphs by unravelling some of the most baffling cases of the day.

Distinctive style or elegance.

to dress with flair

Each writer offers a unique flair to readers.

Smell; odor.

Olfaction; sense of smell.

verb

To 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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — distinctive and stylish elegance

noun — a natural talent

genius

noun — a shape that spreads outward

flare

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

to have a flair for art

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Don't think about leaving money for your kids, use it all up and enjoy yourself with flair.

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Tom has a flair for languages.

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Usage Notes

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