flairs

noun

plural of flair
as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability a person with a flair for making friends quickly

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Recent Examples of flairs Produced by Cuban hitmakers Nando Pro and La Companioni, the song is an uplifting urban-tropical fusion with flairs of reparto music towards the end. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026
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  1. talents
  2. knacks
  3. aptitudes
  4. gifts
Noun
  • Discover talents such as Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal at The Golden Vines® 2026, taking place in London from November 6 to 8, 2026.
    — Lewis Chester, Robb Report, 11 July 2026
  • The player in question is Jesse Bisiwu from Club Brugge, who has been described as one of Europe’s most exciting attacking talents.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of talents
Noun
  • Donate your knick-knacks to the thrift store for the true collectors to snatch up.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • There are thousands of different novelties, knick-knacks and souvenirs here.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Definition of knacks
Noun
  • For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
    — GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of aptitudes
Noun
  • The lawsuit recruiters came to their town bearing gifts, several residents told The Times.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Both ideas were kind of expensive, so the three of us agreed to split the costs of both gifts.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of gifts

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