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é·lan

 (ā-läN′, ā-län′)
n.
1. Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness.
2. Distinctive style or flair.
[French, from Old French eslan, rush, from eslancer, to hurl : es-, out (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + lancer, to throw (from Late Latin lanceāre, to throw a lance, from Latin lancea, lance).]
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élan

(eɪˈlɑːn; eɪˈlæn; French elɑ̃)
n
a combination of style and vigour: he performed the concerto with élan.
[C19: from French, from élancer to throw forth, ultimately from Latin lancea lance]
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é•lan

(eɪˈlɑn, eɪˈlɑ̃)

n.
dash or vivacity; verve.
[1875–80; French, Middle French eslan a dash, rush, n. derivative of eslancer to dart =es- ex-1 + lancer to lance]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.elan - a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
ardor, ardour, zeal
avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness - a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
2.elan - distinctive and stylish eleganceelan - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
dash, panache, flair, style
elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
3.elan - enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"
sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
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élan

noun style, spirit, dash, flair, animation, vigour, verve, zest, panache, esprit, brio, vivacity, impetuosity The part was performed with élan by a promising young tenor.
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élan

noun
A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:
animation, bounce, brio, dash, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.
Informal: ginger, pep, peppiness.
Slang: oomph.
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Translations

élan

[eɪˈlɑːn, eɪˈlæn] N (liter) → elán m
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élan

elan [eɪˈlɑːn] n (literary) (= panache) to do sth with elan → faire qch avec entrain
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élan

n → Elan m
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