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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause);
- Example: "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"
- Example: "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
[syn: ardor, ardour, elan, zeal]

2. distinctive and stylish elegance;
- Example: "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
[syn: dash, elan, flair, panache, style]

3. enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness;
- Example: "a performance of great elan and sophistication"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

'Elan \['E]`lan"\, n. [F., fr. ['e]lancer to dart.]
   Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

elan
    n 1: 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" [syn: ardor, ardour,
         elan, zeal]
    2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
       confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan,
       flair, panache, style]
    3: enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance
       of great elan and sophistication"


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Elan

   ["Top-down Programming with Elan", C.H.A. Koster, Ellis
   Horwood 1987].