About The Word Elan

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Elan to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Elan definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Elan

Elan Meaning & Definition
Elan Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elan?

[n] enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"
[n] distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Elan: ardor | ardour | dash | flair | panache | style | zeal

Related Terms | Find terms related to Elan: activity | alacrity | animal spirits | animation | anxiety | anxiousness | appetite | ardor | avidity | avidness | breathless impatience | brio | briskness | capersomeness | cheerful readiness | coltishness | dash | eagerness | enthusiasm | esprit | exuberance | forwardness | friskiness | frolicsomeness | gaiety | gamesomeness | gayness | glow | gust | gusto | heartiness | impatience | impetuosity | impetus | joie de vivre | keen desire | keenness | life | liveliness | lustiness | mettle | oomph | perkiness | pertness | piss and vinegar | playfulness | promptness | quickness | readiness | robustness | rollicksomeness | rompishness | skittishness | spirit | spiritedness | spirits | sportiveness | sprightliness | verve | vigor | vim | vitality | vivacity | warmth | zest | zestfulness | zing | zip

See Also | avidity | avidness | eagerness | elegance | keenness | life | liveliness | spirit | sprightliness

Elan In Webster's Dictionary

\['E]`lan"\, b. [F., fr. ['e]lancer to dart.] Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Retrospective ‐ an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life…
  • Bandtail ‐ wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the…
  • Douglass ‐ United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became…
  • Stanza ‐ a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit…
  • Calypter ‐ scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter…
  • Lycia ‐ an ancient region on the coast of southwest…
  • To one ear ‐ in a monaural manner; "the stimuli were presented…
  • Rachet up ‐ move by degrees in one direction only, as of…
  • Rudder ‐ (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical…
  • Oxidase ‐ any of the enzymes that catalyze biological…