as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
a person with a flair for making friends quickly
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Recent Examples of flair
For the Grand Slam tennis tournament match, Riddle opted for retro style with contemporary sensual flair.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
It’s made with the brand’s acclaimed Space Dye fabric and has cute, old-school piping for flair.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 27 May 2025
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Artistic flair is your forte today!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Sandwiches, soups and salads are all made with an English flair, and the desserts are baked fresh every day.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for flair
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
It’s made with the brand’s acclaimed Space Dye fabric and has cute, old-school piping for flair.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 27 May 2025
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Artistic flair is your forte today!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Sandwiches, soups and salads are all made with an English flair, and the desserts are baked fresh every day.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for flair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flair
Noun
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There was a concern Forest would have to cash in on either Morgan Gibbs-White or Murillo — the Brazilian who retains the unusual talent, for a defender, of being truly exciting to watch — to keep themselves out of PSR trouble.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Pittsburgh has the talent on the roster to win at a high level with a star quarterback under center.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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For Trump, a man who has always had a knack for drawing a crowd, stablecoins are easy money.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Just kind of always had a knack for it, if that makes sense.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
Noun
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But there must be a method, some sort of expertise and aptitude for the assignment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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Nancy shared a sweet story about an interaction with the late Eddie Van Halen that involved an acoustic guitar, a hotel landline and the guitarist’s musical aptitude.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Neither Hezbollah nor the state had come to survey the extensive damage, although Hezbollah had given Abdullah and others who had lost their homes between twelve thousand to fourteen thousand dollars apiece, part of what the group’s leader called a gift from Iran.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Flair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flair. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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