Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A natural talent or aptitude; a knack.
- noun Instinctive discernment; keenness.
- noun Distinctive elegance or style.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete spelling of
flare . - noun The skate, Raia batis.
- noun Same as fiery-flare.
- noun Odor; smell.
- noun In hunting, scent; sense of smell: used figuratively in the extract.
- noun Scent; the critical sense in art and literature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Smell; odor.
- noun Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.
- noun A talent or ability, expecially an intuitive one that makes performance of a task appear easy; an intuitive appreciation; a knack.
- noun An attractive way of performing a task; style.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
natural orinnate talent oraptitude ; aknack . - noun
Distinctive style orelegance ;panache orelan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
- noun a shape that spreads outward
- noun a natural talent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Preparing a document for translation may be, sometimes, a tricky and potentially overwhelming job, depending on how important the project is, and how vital, say, specific terminology or marketing flair is to this particular translation.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » How to…buy translation | Part deux 2008
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He's taking that flair from the Outback to the economic heyday of the 1920's with his next project -- an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, "The Great Gatsby."
With ‘Australia’ Behind Him, Baz Luhrmann Looks To ‘The Great Gatsby’ » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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Investigative flair is seen as a sign of eccentricity.
Beat Surrender « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Chef Garseus, who had a Latin American flair to his cooking, had similar problems during the entire competition, but got everything right last night in Kitchen Stadium.
Archive 2009-11-01 Molly Daniels 2009
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Chef Garseus, who had a Latin American flair to his cooking, had similar problems during the entire competition, but got everything right last night in Kitchen Stadium.
Weekend Photos Molly Daniels 2009
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The latest: Hatto's husband finally speaks, and his non-denial denials show a certain flair and appreciation for the art.
Inside out, and round and round Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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The latest: Hatto's husband finally speaks, and his non-denial denials show a certain flair and appreciation for the art.
Archive 2007-02-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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The fare here pays homage to the home-cooked specialties of the South, and that regional flair is evident throughout the menu.
South Meets West at the House of Blues Restaurant – Home Cookin’ On Sunset 2007
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Looking at 90 minutes of charts and graphs, even with charts and graphs done well with theatrical flair, is boring.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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Looking at 90 minutes of charts and graphs, even with charts and graphs done well with theatrical flair, is boring.
Oscar Docs 2007
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