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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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