flair, flare
Do not confuse the word flair, spelled f-l-a-i-r, and flare, spelled f-l-a-r-e. These are not interchangeable.
The word flair, spelled f-l-a-i-r, means an instinctive skill or ability. Examples:
- They have a flair for design.
- She has a flair for poetry.
- He has a flair for color.
The word flare, spelled f-l-a-r-e, means a fire, a blaze, or a burst. Use this also when speaking of an uptick of disease or symptoms.
- Her lupus flares during the summer and in periods of stress.
- Although the firefighters thought they had the forest fire under control, there was another flare.
- Thank goodness we had flares in our car after the accident.
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