extra flair
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4.1
- noun
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toque extra
- My mom has a lot of cat pins, so I'm borrowing those to add some extra flair!
Examples
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But he didn't have that extra flair.
Fiction book (1995) -
Encourage them to throw in some extra flair using glitter glue or whatever supplies you might have lying around.
Blog text (5) -
It's a shame, too, because there are plenty of fun and easy things you can make to add a little extra flair to your Turkey Day affair.
Blog text (5) -
She added some extra flair to her dress with colorful accessories.
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The artist used bold colors to give the painting extra flair.
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To make the dessert visually appealing, he topped it with extra flair like edible flowers.
Synonyms
69
4.4
A natural talent for doing something in a stylish, original way
15
5.8
Something added to make a story or thing more interesting
1
3.7
A small object or pattern people add to make something look nicer
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'extra' (additional/more than usual) modifies 'flair' (style or stylish talent), yielding 'an added touch of style'. This adjective+noun pattern is standard and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
Extra flair paints a picture of adding a small, showy touch, like a bright feather or a quick stage flourish. Extra means 'more' and flair suggests a stylish flourish, so extra flair means 'an added touch of style or originality'.