/ fleə(r); NAmE fler/ noun
1.
[ sing. , U ] flair for sth a natural ability to do sth well
SYN talent :
He has a flair for languages.
2.
[ U ] a quality showing the ability to do things in an interesting way that shows imagination :
artistic flair
She dresses with real flair.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from French , from flairer to smell, based on Latin fragrare smell sweet. Compare with fragrant .