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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
- Ireland does not have another manufacturing facility with a similar capacity to absorb glass cullet (crushed glass).
- Melancholic melody, harmony, subtle dissonance, throat vibrato and asymmetric rhythms make up their choral, ‘a cappella’ style.
- 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
- Leif Eiriksson landed in Vineland in the year 10001. American Friends Service Committee - Nobel Lecture
- Like a lot of boys born in Ireland circa 1979 and 1980, my brother too bears a name that betrays his vintage.
- Is that something you really want to see, that kind of ossified thinking in a bureaucratic organization like Homeland Security? CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2005
- The journey north-west from Edinburgh is a delight, with lush pasturelands giving way to the rugged beauty of the Trossachs and then Argyll and the western seaboard.
- As he rose in society, his romantic entanglements damaged his career and he returned to his former sweetheart in Ireland. Times, Sunday Times
- Helan shidai Taiwan gaolingji, hunyin yu xili denglubu 荷蘭時代臺灣告令集, 婚姻與洗禮登錄簿. How Taiwan Became Chinese
- 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.
