elan
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
Types & categories
- eagerness hypernym
Related & opposite
- zealous derivation
Sense 2 noun
distinctive and stylish elegance
he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
Types & categories
- elegance hypernym
Related & opposite
- stylistic derivation
Sense 3 noun
enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
a performance of great elan and sophistication
Types & categories
- sprightliness hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | zealous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | eagerness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stylistic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | elegance |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sprightliness |