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noun

Flair n.

Smell; odor. (Obs.)

Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.

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.

An attractive way of performing a task; style.

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Etymology of 'Flair'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Flair" Quotes from Famous Books

... who has been an athlete can fit himself into this part of the program with little difficulty and with great credit, provided he acts with the moderation that is here suggested. The armed services put great store by this. A man with a strong flair for physical training can usually ...

— The Armed Forces Officer - Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 • U. S. Department of Defense

... the man who sat smiling so shamelessly before him, answering the purser's questions in an ironical voice. The very fact that the man was so typically French and so plainly amused created in Pachmann's mind a flair of suspicion which dilated his nostrils and narrowed his eyes. But the passport was in perfect order, and Chevrial's ...

— The Destroyer - A Tale of International Intrigue • Burton Egbert Stevenson

... to detract from the praise due to Sinclair Lewis for the remarkable accuracy with which he reports details in his "Main Street," it is interesting to speculate on how other books might have read had their authors had Mr. Lewis's flair for minutiae and their publishers enough paper to print ...

— Love Conquers All • Robert C. Benchley