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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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 flair
n 1: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has
a genius for interior decorating" [syn: genius]
2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan,
panache, style]
3: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
[syn: flare]

Moby Dictionary
ability , ableness , acuity , acumen , acuteness , adequacy , adroitness ,
an ear for , an eye for , aptitude , aptness , art , artistic skill ,
artistry , arty-craftiness , bent , blazon , braininess , bravura ,
brightness , brilliance , brilliancy , bump , caliber , capability ,
capableness , capacity , capacity for , chic , clear thinking ,
cleverness , competence , critical discernment , daring , dash ,
demonstration , dexterity , discernment , display , dower , dowry ,
dramatics , eclat , efficacy , efficiency , elan , elegance , endowment ,
equipment , esprit , etalage , exhibition , exhibitionism , facility ,
faculty , false front , fanfaronade , feel , felicity , figure , fitness ,
flaunt , flaunting , flourish , forte , genius , genius for , gift ,
gift for , giftedness , gifts , glamor , head , histrionics ,
inclination , innate aptitude , insight , instinct , judgment ,
keen-wittedness , keenness , knack , leaning , long suit , makings ,
manifestation , mental alertness , mercurial mind , metier , mind ,
native cleverness , natural endowment , natural gift , nimble mind ,
nimble-wittedness , nimbleness , nous , oomph , pageant , pageantry ,
panache , parade , parts , penetration , perception , perceptiveness ,
perspicacity , pizzazz , potential , power , powers , proclivity ,
proficiency , propensity , qualification , quick parts ,
quick thinking , quick wit , quick-wittedness , quickness , ready wit ,
savvy , sham , sharp-wittedness , sharpness , show , showing-off , skill ,
smartness , smarts , sparkle , speciality , spectacle , splash , splurge ,
sprightly wit , staginess , strong flair , strong point , style ,
stylishness , sufficiency , susceptibility , talent , talents , taste ,
tendency , the goods , the stuff , theatrics , turn , turn for , vaunt ,
verve , virtu , vitality , what it takes

FOLDOC FLAIR

An early system on the IBM 650.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].

(1995-03-17)