flair

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flair

/flɛə/ UK
/flɛː/ British, Southern, Standard
/flɛɚ̯/ US
/fleː/ Australia
/fleə/ New Zealand
/fliə/
/fleɹ/ Scotland
/flɜː(ɹ)/

Sounds like flare, fleer (cheer–chair merger), fleur (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English flayre, from Old French flair (“scent, odour”), from flairier (“to reek, smell”), from Latin flāgrō, dissimilated variation of frāgrō (“emit a sweet smell”, verb). More at fragrant.

noun flairs

countable, uncountable A natural or innate talent or aptitude. to have a flair for art
countable, uncountable Distinctive style or elegance. to dress with flair
countable, obsolete, uncountable Smell; odor.
countable, obsolete, uncountable Olfaction; sense of smell.

verb flairs · flairing · flaired

transitive To add flair. Place your thumb on top of the shank and your bent index finger under the hair and pull the tying thread tight to flair it.

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