What does élan mean?
Definitions for élan
élan
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word élan.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
dash, elan, flair, panache, stylenoun
distinctive and stylish elegance
"he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
elannoun
enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
"a performance of great elan and sophistication"
Wiktionary
elannoun
ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
élannoun
spirit, zeal, ardor
Wikipedia
Élan
Élan is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from their eighth album Endless Forms Most Beautiful. The song marks the first Nightwish song to feature its newest frontwoman, Dutch singer Floor Jansen, on vocals, and also the first to feature Troy Donockley as a full-time member and Kai Hahto as a temporary replacement for Jukka Nevalainen. The song was announced on December 8, 2014 at the band's official website. According to keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen, the song is "a wonderful teaser for the full-length album, giving out a little taste, but revealing very little of the actual journey of grandeur to come." The music video for the song features several famous Finnish actors and was "inspired by the untold stories of abandoned places around Finland". The single also contains the song "Sagan", a bonus track not released on Endless Forms Most Beautiful. The song is about astrophysicist and science popularizer Carl Sagan. Tuomas said the band intended to include the track in the album track-list, but it would exceed the 80-minutes limit of a conventional CD, so they left the track out of it.
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elan
Elan is a term that refers to enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness. It can also mean a distinctive style, flair, or elegance. This word is often used to describe a person's manner or behavior that is full of energy, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Webster Dictionary
Elan
ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm
Etymology: [F., fr. lancer to dart.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Élan
ā-long′, n. impetuosity, dash. [Fr.]
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ELAN
What does ELAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ELAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ELAN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Elan is ranked #70645 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Elan surname appeared 277 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Elan.
51.2% or 142 total occurrences were White.
33.2% or 92 total occurrences were Black.
10.1% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.
3.9% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Anagrams for élan »
enal
Lane
lane
lean
Lena
Neal
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of élan in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of élan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of élan in a Sentence
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.
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Translations for élan
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- حماسةArabic
- ElanGerman
- ορμήGreek
- elanEsperanto
- vivacidadSpanish
- ELANPersian
- lennokkuusFinnish
- elanFrench
- elanIrish
- वेगHindi
- lendületHungarian
- elanIndonesian
- elanItalian
- הִתלַהֲבוּתHebrew
- エランJapanese
- 기력Korean
- RAPIDITASLatin
- antilopeDutch
- elanNorwegian
- rozmachPolish
- elanPortuguese
- elanRomanian
- elanSwedish
- திடீர் வேகம்Tamil
- canlılıkTurkish
- ایلنUrdu
- ElanVietnamese
- 义隆Chinese
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