FLAIR


Meaning of FLAIR in English

/ 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.

••

WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French , from flairer to smell, based on Latin fragrare smell sweet. Compare with fragrant .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.