Elan vs. Flair: What's the Difference?
Elan and Flair Definitions
Elan
Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness.
Flair
A natural talent or aptitude; a knack
A flair for interior decorating.
Elan
Distinctive style or flair.
Flair
Instinctive discernment; keenness
A flair for the exotica.
Elan
Uncommon spelling of élan
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Flair
Distinctive elegance or style
Served us with flair.
Elan
Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
Flair
A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
To have a flair for art
Elan
A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause);
They were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
He felt a kind of religious zeal
Flair
Distinctive style or elegance.
To dress with flair
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Elan
Distinctive and stylish elegance;
He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
Flair
(obsolete) Smell; odor.
Elan
Enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness;
A performance of great elan and sophistication
Flair
(obsolete) Olfaction; sense of smell.
Flair
(transitive) To add flair.
Flair
Smell; odor.
Flair
Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.
Flair
A talent or ability, expecially an intuitive one that makes performance of a task appear easy; an intuitive appreciation; a knack; as, she has a flair for acting.
Flair
An attractive way of performing a task; style.
Flair
A natural talent;
He has a flair for mathematics
He has a genius for interior decorating
Flair
Distinctive and stylish elegance;
He wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
Flair
A shape that spreads outward;
The skirt had a wide flare