élan
noun[UorS]
literaryapproving(alsoelan)uk/eɪˈlæn//eɪˈlɑ̃ːn/us/eɪˈlɑːn//eɪˈlæn/acombinationofstyleandenergeticconfidenceorspeed,especiallyin aperformanceor someone'sbehaviour:
Shedancestherolewith such élan.
As aprimeminister, she had acertainelan.
- Thestorymovesalong with élan.
- Hedismissedthecriticismwith some elan,laughingit off.
- Everyone in thecompanycansing,danceandactwithequalélan.
- Theorchestrabringstyleand élan to thisgloriousmusic.
- HavingwonthePremiershiptitlewith such elan, theteamput in adisappointinglymutedperformancetoday.
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avidity
- boosterism
- commotion
- flirtation
- frenzy
- friskiness
- frisson
- frolic
- get-up-and-go
- hubbub
- perkiness
- physicality
- piquancy
- pizzazz
- pzazz
- whirl
- zealousness