FLAIR: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | flehr
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| Matching Terms: | | flail, flail chest, flailing, Flaily, Flain
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- [n] distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
- [n] a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
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| | Synonyms: | | dash, elan, genius, panache, style |
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| | See Also: | | elegance, endowment, gift, natural endowment, talent | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Flair\ (fl[^a]r), 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.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An early system on the IBM 650. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. |
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| | See Also: | | language | |
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| | Related Terms: | | ability, ableness, acuity, acumen, acuteness, adequacy, adroitness, an ear for, an eye for, aptitude, aptness, art, artistic skill, artistry, arty-craftiness, bent, blazon, braininess, bravura, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, bump, caliber, capability, capableness, capacity, capacity for, chic, clear thinking, cleverness, competence, critical discernment, daring, dash, demonstration, dexterity, discernment, display, dower, dowry, dramatics, eclat, efficacy, efficiency, elan, elegance, endowment, equipment, esprit, etalage, exhibition, exhibitionism, facility, faculty, false front, fanfaronade, feel, felicity, figure, fitness, flaunt, flaunting, flourish, forte, genius, genius for, gift, gift for, giftedness, gifts, glamor, head, histrionics, inclination, innate aptitude, insight, instinct, judgment, keenness, keen-wittedness, knack, leaning, long suit, makings, manifestation, mental alertness, mercurial mind, metier, mind, native cleverness, natural endowment, natural gift, nimble mind, nimbleness, nimble-wittedness, nous, oomph, pageant, pageantry, panache, parade, parts, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, pizzazz, potential, power, powers, proclivity, proficiency, propensity, qualification, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quickness, quick-wittedness, ready wit, savvy, sham, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, show, showing-off, skill, smartness, smarts, sparkle, speciality, spectacle, splash, splurge, sprightly wit, staginess, strong flair, strong point, style, stylishness, sufficiency, susceptibility, talent, talents, taste, tendency, the goods, the stuff, theatrics, turn, turn for, vaunt, verve, virtu, vitality, what it takes |
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