Panache vs Flair - What's the difference?
panache | flair |
(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
* 1896 — , Chapter 4
(uncountable) Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.
* 1894 —
Flair is a synonym of panache.
As nouns the difference between panache and flair
is that panache is an ornamental plume on a helmet while flair is a natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.panache
English
(wikipedia panache)Noun
- I had taken the panache from my shako so that it might escape notice, but even with my fine overcoat I feared that sooner or later my uniform would betray me.
- One old gentleman, who was in the habit of reading a Paris newspaper and knew things, chuckled gleefully to everybody that Alcée’s conduct was altogether chic, mais chic. That he had more panache than Boulanger. Well, perhaps he had.
