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Vigour vs Flair - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between vigour and flair

is that vigour is active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy while flair is a natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.

vigour

English

Alternative forms

* vigor (US) * vygour (obsolete)

Noun

  • Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.
  • * (rfdate) :
    • The vigour of this arm was never vain.
  • (biology) Strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.
    • A plant grows with vigour.
  • Strength; efficacy; potency.
  • * 1667 , :
    • But in the fruithful earth His beams, unactive else, their vigour find.

    Usage notes

    Vigour and its derivatives commonly imply active strength, or the power of action and exertion, in distinction from passive strength, or strength to endure.

    Derived terms

    * envigorate * vigorous * hybrid vigor/hybrid vigour

    Related terms

    * vegetable * vigil

    flair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.
  • Distinctive style or elegance; panache or elan.

    • Synonyms

    * (natural or innate talent) gift, knack, talent * (distinctive style or elegance) elan, elegance, grace, panache, style

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