FLAIR

dash, elan, flair, panache, style

(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance; “he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”

flair, genius

(noun) a natural talent; “he has a flair for mathematics”; “he has a genius for interior decorating”

flare, flair

(noun) a shape that spreads outward; “the skirt had a wide flare”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flair (countable and uncountable, plural flairs)

A natural or innate talent or aptitude.

Synonyms: gift, knack, talent

Distinctive style or elegance.

Synonyms: elan, elegance, grace, panache, style

(obsolete) Smell; odor.

(obsolete) Olfaction; sense of smell.

Verb

flair (third-person singular simple present flairs, present participle flairing, simple past and past participle flaired)

(transitive) To add flair.

Anagrams

• filar, frail

Source: Wiktionary


Flair (flâr), n. [OE. flaireodor, fr. OF. & F. flair, fr. OF. flairier, F. flairer, to smell, LL. flagrare for L. fragrare. See Flagrant.]

1. Smell; odor. [Obs.]

2. Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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