élann.
a. An impetuous rush (e.g. of troops).
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > attack > charge > [noun]
reseOE
forec1275
shakec1380
birr1382
frushc1400
impression1402
imprint1490
race1535
charge1569
élan1880
charging1887
1880 J. H. Burton Hist. Reign Queen Anne III. xiv. 22 With the first charge—the élan as they like to call it, the French seemed to carry all before them.
b. In English use chiefly abstract: Ardour, impetuousness, vivacity.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun]
greennesseOE
lustinessc1325
forcea1375
vigourc1386
virrc1575
vigour1602
nerve1605
vivacity1649
vis1650
actuosity1660
amenity1661
vogue1674
energy1783
smeddum1790
dash1796
throughput1808
feck1811
go1825
steam1826
jism1842
vim1843
animalism1848
fizz1856
jasm1860
verve1863
snap1865
sawdusta1873
élan1880
stingo1885
energeticism1891
sprawl1894
zip1899
pep1908
jazz1912
zoom1926
toe1963
zap1968
stank1997
1880 Fraser's Mag. May 651 The unquenchable élan of boyhood.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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