FLAIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flair mean? 

• FLAIR (noun)
  The noun FLAIR has 3 senses:

1. a natural talent

2. distinctive and stylish elegance

3. a shape that spreads outward

  Familiarity information: FLAIR used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLAIR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A natural talent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

flair; genius

Context example:

he has a genius for interior decorating

Hypernyms ("flair" is a kind of...):

endowment; gift; natural endowment; talent (natural abilities or qualities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Distinctive and stylish elegance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dash; elan; flair; panache; style

Context example:

he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer

Hypernyms ("flair" is a kind of...):

elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A shape that spreads outward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

flair; flare

Context example:

the skirt had a wide flare

Hypernyms ("flair" is a kind of...):

form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)