elan
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:43 pm
elan
n.
1. Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness.
2. Distinctive style or flair.
n.
1. Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness.
2. Distinctive style or flair.
My dictionary shows only élan:Some are élan and others plain elan (or is that just a slip?).
I assume élan[sup]2[/sup] comes from definition 1(a) of élan[sup]1[/sup].élan[sup]1[/sup] 1. (a) Spring, bound, dash, standing jump, running jump. (b) dash (as in dashing). (c) impetus. 2. Burst, outburst (of feeling, etc.)
élan[sup]2[/sup] Elk, moose.
Inspiring is the wrong word for a ride with the infatuating Mrs. Peel of my misspent youth.