If you have aflair for a particular thing, you have a natural ability to do it well.
...a friend who has a flair for languages. [+ for]
Synonyms: ability, feel, talent, gift More Synonyms of flair
2. uncountable noun
If you have flair, you do things in an original, interesting, and stylish way.
[approval]
Their work has all the usual punch, panache and flair you'd expect.
Synonyms: style, taste, dash, chic More Synonyms of flair
flair in British English1
(flɛə)
noun
1.
natural ability; talent; aptitude
2.
instinctive discernment; perceptiveness
3.
stylishness or elegance; dash
to dress with flair
4. hunting rare
a.
the scent left by quarry
b.
the sense of smell of a hound
Word origin
C19: from French, literally: sense of smell, from Old French: scent, from flairier to give off a smell, ultimately from Latin frāgrāre to smell sweet; see fragrant
flair in British English2
(fleɪr)
noun
a Scot word for floor
flair in American English
(flɛr)
noun
1. Obsolete
sense of smell; hence, keen, natural discernment
2.
a natural talent or ability; aptitude; knack
3.
a sense of what is stylish and striking; dash
Word 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
COBUILD Collocations
flair
creative flair
design flair
Examples of 'flair' in a sentence
flair
It adds little new to its chosen film-making style, but it does not lack visual flair.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We don't want to take away from the flair and goal ability but make sure when we are scoring a goal it is winning us a game.
The Sun (2016)
But now the flair and panache have given way to fight and power.
The Sun (2010)
He has a natural flair for flying and wants to be a pilot.
The Sun (2013)
We looked strong and solid and showed some attacking flair.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To add some visual flair use an app that sends messages as email attachments.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The flair players will get the headlines but the warriors deserved them.
The Sun (2013)
The best police chiefs will no doubt step up to the financial challenge with flair and imagination.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The experience brought out his entrepreneurial flair.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He showed a flair for the moment then.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Submarine has great energy and visual flair.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It seems he has coached all the flair and imagination out of this team.
The Sun (2015)
Some are born with entrepreneurial flair and drive.
The Sun (2015)
Some will say that visual flair outweighs memorable characters or good writing.
Christianity Today (2000)
They usually have ability and flair.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The flair players against the workers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What he lacked in pace or natural flair, he made up for in dogged application.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She's got a natural flair for language.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His instinct was that of the adept publicist, and his interventions showed considerable journalistic flair.
Lisa Jardine THE CURIOUS LIFE OF ROBERT HOOKE: The Man who Measured London (2003)
It is up to the parents to note particular flair, to decide whether exploration of that ability is worthwhile.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We had good character, it was an honest performance but we lack creative flair and ability around the box.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She has an instinctive flair for flavours and how to put something together but her big, big problem is her confidence.
The Sun (2013)
He was wonderful to watch for his style, elegance, flair and goalscoring.
The Sun (2016)
Naturally, he attacks both, bringing particular flair to depicting the countryside as akin to prison.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
flair
British English: flair NOUN
If you have a flair for a particular thing, you have a natural ability to do it well.
...a friend who has a flair for languages.
American English: flair
Brazilian Portuguese: talento
Chinese: 天赋
European Spanish: facilidad
French: don
German: Gespür
Italian: facilità
Japanese: 才能
Korean: 천부적 재능
European Portuguese: talento
Latin American Spanish: facilidad
Chinese translation of 'flair'
flair
(flɛəʳ)
n
to have a flair for sth对(對)某事有天分 (duì mǒushì yǒu tiānfèn)
(u) (= panache) 气(氣)派 (qìpài)
1 (noun)
Definition
natural ability
She has a flair for languages.
Synonyms
ability
Her drama teacher spotted her ability.
feel
talent
Both her children have a talent for music.
gift
As a youth he discovered a gift for teaching.
genius
This is the mark of her genius as a designer.
faculty
a faculty for self-preservation
accomplishment
She can now add basketball to her list of accomplishments.
mastery
He demonstrated his mastery of political manoeuvring.
knack
He's got the knack of getting people to listen.
aptitude
He discovered an aptitude for working in accounts.
2 (noun)
Definition
originality and stylishness
(informal)
the panache and flair you'd expect
Synonyms
style
She has not lost her grace and style.
taste
She has very good taste in clothes.
dash
He played with great fire and dash.
chic
elegance
Princess Grace's understated elegance
panache
The orchestra played with great panache.
discernment
stylishness
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accomplishment
Definition
personal abilities or skills
She can now add basketball to her list of accomplishments.
Synonyms
talent,
art,
ability,
skill,
gift,
achievement,
craft,
faculty,
capability,
forte,
attainment,
proficiency
in the sense of aptitude
Definition
natural tendency or ability
He discovered an aptitude for working in accounts.