Flair — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a natural talent

distinctive and stylish elegance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈeə/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɛɹ/.

Examples

he has a flair for mathematics
he has a genius for interior decorating
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flare genius style panache dash elan

Parts of Speech

noun	a natural talent “he has a flair for mathematics”
noun	distinctive and stylish elegance “he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”
noun	a shape that spreads outward “the skirt had a wide flare”

Word Forms

stylistic	adjective	of or relating to style (especially in the use of language)
flare	verb	become flared and widen, usually at one end

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

instinto

un talento natural

🇮🇹Italian

stile

un talento naturale

🇵🇹Portuguese

talento

um talento natural

🇷🇺Russian

чутье

природный талант

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वभाव

एक प्राकृतिक प्रतिभा

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বভাব

একটি প্রাকৃতিক প্রতিভা

🇮🇳Tamil

திறமை

ஒரு இயற்கை திறமை

🇮🇳Telugu

నైపుణ్యం

ఒక సహజ ప్రతిభ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वभाव

एक नैसर्गिक प्रतिभा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વભાવ

કુદરતી પ્રતિભા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಲೇರ್

ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലെയർ

ഒരു സ്വാഭാവിക കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਭਾਅ

ਇੱਕ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاج

ایک قدرتی ہنر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

天赋

🇯🇵Japanese

才能

天性の才能

🇰🇷Korean

예민한 후각

타고난 재능

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tinh tế

một tài năng thiên bẩm

🇹🇭Thai

ไหวพริบ

พรสวรรค์ตามธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bakat

bakat alami

🇵🇭Filipino

likas na talino

isang likas na talento

🇲🇾Malay

bakat

bakat semula jadi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذوق

موهبة طبيعية

🇮🇷Persian

استعداد

یک استعداد طبیعی

🇹🇷Turkish

yetenek

doğal bir yetenek

🇮🇱Hebrew

כִּשָׁרוֹן

כישרון טבעי

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