flair
flair
Definition
flair (fler)
noun
- Obsolete sense of smell; hence, keen, natural discernment
- a natural talent or ability; aptitude; knack
- a sense of what is stylish and striking; dash
Etymology: ME, odor, fragrance < OFr < flairer, to emit an odor < LL flagrare, for L fragrare, to smell, reek < IE *bhrag-, prob. < base *bher-, to boil up > barm, breath
flair
Synonyms
flair
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- possess: Some of them possess that natural flair for journalism without which no one will succeed in the news media.
- demonstrate: In so doing he has demonstrated real investment flair.
- combine: As such you will have proven strategic flair combined with strong team and account management skills.
- add: How do you add the same flair to a mobile sale?
- lack: However the home side looked flat up and lacked any creative flair to cause worries for City.
- show: She has shown a real flair in graphic arts.
Preposition: for
- comedy: The four talented members of the group have a natural flair for comedy in their fast-moving show.
- writing: Helen Murdoch, Walter's mother, was an avid reader who had a flair for writing.
- innovation: Author and Award winning vegan cook Tony Weston displays a flair for innovation and a sixth sense for flavor and pleasure.
- fashion: Sarah inherited her mother's flair for fashion, her education culminating in a degree at Bristol.
- design: Those of you who have a flair for design might be drawn to architecture.
Adjective modifier
- entrepreneurial: Business Development Managers " NatWest knows entrepreneurial flair needs freedom, not rigid process.
- artistic: I am looking forward to seeing what artistic flair you can lend to my new hand-made card website now!
- creative: Their ideas might now need some of your creative flair.
- culinary: Week Beginning: Sunday 5th February, 2006 Sunday 5th February Tom shows his culinary flair.
- imaginative: It was their distinctive style and imaginative flair that first caught Angus ' eye and prompted him to approach them.
- visual: Tony Scott summons up all of his visual flair to produce a unique look for the movie.
Noun used with modifier
- design: A free standing 8 bottle wine rack with a touch of design flair.
- fashion: Diverse and lyrical, Rome is united by the love of food, fashion flair and football!
- marketing: Marketing flair From its birth at that jazz festival, part of the winning recipe for innocent drinks has been its sense of fun.
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