[syn: flare, flair]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Flair \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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A talent or ability, expecially an intuitive one that
makes performance of a task appear easy; an intuitive
appreciation; a knack; as, she has a flair for acting.
[PJC]
4. An attractive way of performing a task; style.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flair
n 1: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has
a genius for interior decorating" [syn: flair, genius]
2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan,
flair, panache, style]
3: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
[syn: flare, flair]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
FLAIR
An early system on the IBM 650.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
(1995-03-17)