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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a natural talent;
- Example: "he has a flair for mathematics"
- Example: "he has a genius for interior decorating"
[syn: flair, genius]

2. distinctive and stylish elegance;
- Example: "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
[syn: dash, elan, flair, panache, style]

3. a shape that spreads outward;
- Example: "the skirt had a wide flare"
[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)