Informational panels tackle topics such as reproduction and conservation with elan.
He made it his business to know all the celebrities and collectors by name, and he handled crowds with the elan of a diplomat.
British Dictionary definitions for élan
élan
/eɪˈlɑːn; eɪˈlæn; French elɑ̃/
noun
1.
a combination of style and vigour: he performed the concerto with élan
Word Origin
C19: from French, from élancer to throw forth, ultimately from Latin lancealance
Word Origin and History for élan
elan
n.
1877, from French élan (16c.), "spring, bound, impetus," noun derived from élancer "to rush, dart," from Old French elancer, from e- "out" (see ex-) + lancer "to throw," originally "to throw a lance," from Late Latin lanceare, from Latin lancea (see lance (n.)).