flair

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a natural talent or stylish distinctiveness

   She decorated the room with real flair.

Simplified etymology

Flair entered English in the late 19th century from French, ultimately from flairer, “to smell,” which is based on Latin fragrare, “smell sweet.” Its sense “instinctive aptitude” developed from the figurative idea of detecting the scent or essence of something and knowing how to respond.

From Old French flair ('scent, odor'), from flairier ('to give off a smell'), from Late Latin flagrare, a variant of Latin fragrare ('to smell sweet'). The sense of 'instinctive discernment, talent' developed in English.

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