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Flair is defined as a natural talent, ability or sense of style.

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An example of flair is someone skilled at fixing computers.
An example of flair is Madonna.

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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

Origin: 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

See flair in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A natural talent or aptitude; a knack: a flair for interior decorating.
Instinctive discernment; keenness: a flair for the exotica.
Distinctive elegance or style: served us with flair.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, fragrance

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from flairer, to scent

Origin: , from Late Latin flāgrāre

Origin: , alteration of Latin frāgrāre, to emit an odor

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