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| Main Entry: | flair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talent, style |
| Synonyms: | ability, accomplishment, aptitude, bent, chic, dash, elegance, faculty, feel, genius, gift, glamour, head, knack, mastery, panache, pizzazz*, presence, shine*, splash*, taste, turn, zip*, aptness |
| Notes: | flair is a natural talent or distinctive and stylish elegance while a flare (noun) is a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate - flare (verb) means to burn brightly or to erupt or intensify suddenly |
| Antonyms: | inability, incapacity, ineptitude, ineptness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | artistry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great skill in creative endeavors |
| Synonyms: | ability, accomplishment, creativity, finesse, flair, genius, mastery, proficiency, style, talent, taste, touch, workmanship, artfulness, brilliance, craftship, virtuosity |
| Antonyms: | inability, incapacity, ineptitude |
| Main Entry: | bent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inclination; talent |
| Synonyms: | ability, aim, aptitude, bag*, disposition, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, knack, leaning, mind-set*, nose, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, set, tack, tendency, tilt, turn, druthers, head-set, inclining, thing for, weakness for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cleverness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brightness, ingenuity |
| Synonyms: | ability, adroitness, astuteness, calculation, dexterity, discernment, flair, gift, gumption, intelligence, quickness, sagacity, sense, shrewdness, skill, talent, wisdom, wit, brains, canniness, quick wit, resourcefulness, sharpness, smartness |
| Antonyms: | foolishness, ignorance, stupidity, naievety, senselessness |
| Main Entry: | éclat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | style |
| Synonyms: | élan, dash, flair, flourish, gusto, oomph*, panache, pizzazz*, verve, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zest, zing*, brio, dynamism, stylishness, vivaciousness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | élan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vivacity |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, dash, esprit, flair, impetus, life, oomph*, panache, spirit, style, verve, vigor, vim, zest, zing*, brio, impetuosity |
| Antonyms: | dullness, lifelessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | genius |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift of high intellect |
| Synonyms: | ability, accomplishment, acumen, acuteness, adept, aptitude, astuteness, bent, brain, capability, capacity, creativity, discernment, endowment, expert, faculty, flair, grasp, head, imagination, inclination, ingenuity, inspiration, intelligence, knack, mature, originality, perspicacity, power, prodigy, propensity, prowess, reach, sagacity, talent, turn, understanding, virtuoso, wisdom, Einstein, aptness, brilliance, inventiveness, percipience, precocity, superability |
| Antonyms: | idiot, imbecile |
| Main Entry: | ingenuity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleverness |
| Synonyms: | ability, adroitness, astuteness, brightness, creativity, cunning, dexterity, flair, genius, gumption, intelligence, shrewdness, skill, talent, wisdom, wit, brains, brilliance, inventiveness, resourcefulness, smartness |
| Main Entry: | knack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, talent |
| Synonyms: | adroitness, aptitude, bent, capacity, command, dexterity, expertise, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, head*, ingenuity, know-how, nose*, propensity, quickness, readiness, savvy*, set, skill, trick, turn, aptness, expertism, expertness, handiness, hang of it, mastership, skillfulness |
| Antonyms: | inability, ineptitude, lack, want |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | know-how |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skill, talent |
| Synonyms: | ability, adroitness, aptitude, art, background, capability, command, craft, cunning, dexterity, experience, expertise, faculty, flair, ingenuity, knack, knowledge, proficiency, savoir-faire, wisdom, expertness |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, lack, want |
| Main Entry: | panache |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's flamboyant spirit |
| Synonyms: | élan, charisma, dash, flair, flourish, style, swagger, verve, vigor, brio, flamboyance |
| Antonyms: | spiritlessness |
| Main Entry: | relish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great appreciation of something |
| Synonyms: | appetite, bias, diversion, enjoyment, fancy, flair, flavor, fondness, gusto, heart, leaning, liking, love, loving, partiality, penchant, pleasure, predilection, prejudice, propensity, savor, smack, stomach, tang, taste, zest, delectation, enjoying, palate, sapidity, sapor |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, hatred |
| Main Entry: | talent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, art, bent*, capability, capacity, craft, endowment, expertise, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, green thumb, head*, knack*, know-how*, nose*, power, savvy*, set, skill, smarts*, thing*, turn*, a way with, aptness, inventiveness, the formula, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | inability, incapacity, lack, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | faculty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, skill |
| Synonyms: | adroitness, aptitude, bent, capability, capacity, cleverness, dexterity, facility, flair, forte, genius, gift, instinct, intelligence, knack, leaning, nose*, peculiarity, penchant, pistol*, power, predilection, proclivity, propensity, property, quality, readiness, reason, right stuff*, sense, strength, talent, turn, aptness, knowing way around, what it takes, wits |
| Antonyms: | inability, incompetence, lack, need, ineptness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | natural or acquired power in a |
| Synonyms: | adroitness, bent, capability, cleverness, command, craft, expertise, finesse, flair, genius, gift, ingenuity, knack, know-how, mastery, proficiency, savvy, skill, strength, talent, deftness, expertness, handiness, mind for, particular activity adeptness, skillfulness, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | clumsiness, ignorance, inability, inadequacy, inanity, incompetence, stupidity, weakness |
| Main Entry: | aptitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quickness at learning |
| Synonyms: | ability, capability, capacity, cleverness, competence, faculty, flair, gift, intelligence, knack, proficiency, savvy, smarts, stuff*, talent, giftedness, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | incapacity, stupidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence; achievement |
| Synonyms: | accolade, account, award, badge, celebrity, consequence, credit, decoration, eminence, excellence, fame, flair, greatness, importance, kudos, laurels, manner, merit, name, note, perfection, prestige, quality, rank, renown, reputation, style, superiority, worth, bays, illustriousness, preeminence, repute |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, mediocrity, unimportance, lowliness |
| Main Entry: | endowment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal talent, ability |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, attribute, capability, capacity, faculty, flair, genius, gift, power, qualification, quality, turn, habilitation |
| Antonyms: | drawback, inability, weakness |
| Main Entry: | gift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talent, aptitude |
| Synonyms: | ability, accomplishment, attainment, attribute, bent, capability, capacity, endowment, faculty, flair, forte, genius, head*, instinct, knack, leaning, nose*, power, propensity, set, specialty, turn, acquirement, aptness, numen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hope, possibility |
| Synonyms: | ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, encouragement, flair, outlook, potential, talent, good omen |
| Antonyms: | impossibility, hopelessness |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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