Synonyms for elan
elan

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1. ardor, ardour, elan, zealnoun

   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:
   zeal, eagerness, fervidness, fervour, ardor, fire, ardour, readiness, panache, fervor, flair, style, dash, fervency, forwardness

2. dash, elan, flair, panache, stylenoun

   distinctive and stylish elegance

   "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

   Synonyms:
   flare, ardor, bolt, expressive style, manner, vogue, mode, hyphen, flair, dah, way, zeal, ardour, style, trend, genius, fashion, stylus, panache, sprint, dash

3. elannoun

   enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness

   "a performance of great elan and sophistication"

   Synonyms:
   ardour, dash, style, flair, panache, zeal, ardor

Matched Categories

1. • Eagerness
   • Elegance
   • Liveliness

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1. List of paraphrases for "élan":

   ilan, impetus, momentum

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How to use elan in a sentence?

1. Hjalmar Schact:

   We worked and governed with incredible elan. We really ruled. For the bureaucrats of the Ministry the contrast to the Weimar Republic was stark. Party chatter in the Reichstag was no longer heard. The language of the bureaucracy was rid of the paralyzing formula: technically right but politically impossible.