flair

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  1. noun A natural talent or aptitude; a knack: a flair for interior decorating.
  2. noun Instinctive discernment; keenness: a flair for the exotica.
  3. noun Distinctive elegance or style: served us with flair.

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  • He had no instinctive political flair, and he lacked the sheer zest for the exercise of authority that his office demanded. —  National Review Online
  • With stylistic flair, a Harvard cognitive scientist refutes myths about human nature underlying a multitude of political beliefs-including many of those that would either favor or oppose the sexual revolution.. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • Paul is able to execute contemporary pieces with precision, flair, attitude and immense feeling. —  Stabroek News
  • Nokes is known for the drama and the flair, and employees love her. —  Wireless Week Headline News
  • A homemade treat from your kitchen is a chance to show your creative flair -- it's thoughtful and delightful and is guaranteed to leave you with a sense of pride. —  Winnipeg Sun
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  1. Middle English, fragrance, from Old French, from flairer, to scent, from Late Latin flāgrāre, alteration of Latin frāgrāre, to emit an odor.

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  1. ME, flayre, odor, from Old French flair, odor, French flair, scent (in hunting), = Catalan flaira, feminine, = Portuguese cheiro, masculine, odor, from Old French flairer, emit an odor, French flairer, transitive, scent, smell, fleurer, intransitive, smell (in form confused with fleur, a flower), = Provencal flairar = Catalan flairar = Portuguese cheirar, from Latin fragrare, intransitive, emit an odor, whence English fragrant, q. v.
 

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