life force
noun
: élan vital
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Caldwell orchestrates it all with a tangible application of joy, especially in the scenes with that life force by the name of Adenikeh. 
Peter Marks, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 My husband, Helmet Huber, was a larger-than-life force of nature. Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2022 Blackpink’s music projects an explosive, larger-than-life force that’s both invigorating and addictive. Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2022 There's perhaps no better way to feel the life force of the Blue Ridge Mountains than to set out on one of its hiking trails. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022 The King wants the mermaid's life force to achieve immortality, but a young woman, who has familial ties to the king, wants to save the creature. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2022 Even the great Francis Guinan, playing the grumpy King of France, demurs to this life force. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2022 Plus, due to Khonsu's power, Moon Knight has supernatural skills like enhanced strength determined by the moon's waxing and waning, and the power to drain someone's life force through physical contact. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2022 To me the point is love between two people that sparks a life force that becomes more than two people. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 See More
Peter Marks, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 My husband, Helmet Huber, was a larger-than-life force of nature. Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2022 Blackpink’s music projects an explosive, larger-than-life force that’s both invigorating and addictive. Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2022 There's perhaps no better way to feel the life force of the Blue Ridge Mountains than to set out on one of its hiking trails. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022 The King wants the mermaid's life force to achieve immortality, but a young woman, who has familial ties to the king, wants to save the creature. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2022 Even the great Francis Guinan, playing the grumpy King of France, demurs to this life force. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2022 Plus, due to Khonsu's power, Moon Knight has supernatural skills like enhanced strength determined by the moon's waxing and waning, and the power to drain someone's life force through physical contact. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2022 To me the point is love between two people that sparks a life force that becomes more than two people. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above