Ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm.(noun)
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Use "élan" in a sentence
"_bead_ on his elan CHANGED TO bead on his _elan_ liason CHANGED TO liaison (1 place)"
"Mr. Lee's motive for masquerading isn't clear, but military impostors tend to favor branches of the service with a certain elan."
"In any case, in that game you were able to accumulate points (I seem to think they were called 'elan' points) which allowed you, at a certain point, to summon your friendly god of chaos to help out."