1. elan - Noun
3. Elan - Proper noun
Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe present has its élan because it is always on the edge of the unknown and one misunderstands the past unless one remembers that this unknown was once part of its nature. V. S. Pritchett
You can't sleep until noon with the proper élan unless you have some legitimate reason for staying up until three. Jean Kerr
Peter, of the three of us, was our prince. He seemed so timeless. He had such elan and style. Tom Brokaw
Bye-bye, Elan. P.S., Next time you implicate someone falsely, try to pick a pacifist. J.R. Ward
they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor Source: Internet
he felt a kind of religious zeal Source: Internet