[
US
/ˈiɫən/
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NOUN
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distinctive and stylish elegance
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer -
enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
a performance of great elan and sophistication -
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
How To Use elan In A Sentence
- Melancholic melody, harmony, subtle dissonance, throat vibrato and asymmetric rhythms make up their choral, ‘a cappella’ style.
- Ireland does not have another manufacturing facility with a similar capacity to absorb glass cullet (crushed glass).
- Like a lot of boys born in Ireland circa 1979 and 1980, my brother too bears a name that betrays his vintage.
- Plans include occasional stops at Central Terminal, which saw its last passenger train in 1979, and special excursions through the region to destinations such as Niagara Falls, Medina, Jamestown and even Cleveland. The Buffalo News: Home
- As he rose in society, his romantic entanglements damaged his career and he returned to his former sweetheart in Ireland. Times, Sunday Times
- Leif Eiriksson landed in Vineland in the year 10001. American Friends Service Committee - Nobel Lecture
- I felt a bit like a torpefied Superman a lot of times - Ireland is my Cryptonite, when I'm there I can't do anything, I have to be outside the country.
- The side dish the day I visited was a simple mixed olive salad, a mélange of black and green olives with spicy oil.
- Mr Ireland claimed that the case had cost him his job as a school bus driver. Times, Sunday Times
- There is something about rainy days that can make you feel strangely melancholic and happy at the same time.
