élan
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élan
- /eɪˈlɑːn/
- /eɪˈlæn/
Rhymes with -ɑːn, -æn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French élan.
noun élans · elan
- Spirit; zeal; ardor. Sam, carried away by the élan of the performance, was unable to resist joining them.
- Grace; style (especially apparently effortless). Mary Ellen had never seen any woman, with the exception of Abigail, take such an active role in the company of men, though Abigail did it with élan and never directly or conspicuously.
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Talk about this word "élan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9lan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. élan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9lan "élan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9lan.Cite this
@misc{e_lan_2026,
title = {élan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9lan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
