Elan vs. Spirit

Elan vs. Spirit — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Elan and Spirit

Elannoun

ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm.

Spiritnoun

The soul of a person or other creature.

Elannoun

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause);

they were imbued with a revolutionary ardorhe felt a kind of religious zeal

Spiritnoun

A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.

A wandering spirit haunts the island.

Elannoun

distinctive and stylish elegance;

he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer

Spiritnoun

Enthusiasm.

School spirit is at an all-time high.
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Elannoun

enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness;

a performance of great elan and sophistication

Spiritnoun

The manner or style of something.

In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.

Spiritnoun

A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.

Spiritnoun

Energy; ardour.

Spiritnoun

One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.

a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit

Spiritnoun

Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; often in the plural.

to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits
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Spiritnoun

(obsolete) Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

Spiritnoun

(obsolete) A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration.

Spiritnoun

Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.

the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document

Spiritnoun

Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).

Spiritnoun

(dyeing) stannic chloride

Spiritverb

To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.

Spiritverb

To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; sometimes followed by up.

Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men.

Spiritnoun

the vital principle or animating force within living things

Spiritnoun

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;

the feel of the city excited hima clergyman improved the tone of the meetingit had the smell of treason

Spiritnoun

a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

Spiritnoun

any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

Spiritnoun

the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection);

his emotional state depended on her opinionhe was in good spiritshis spirit rose

Spiritnoun

the intended meaning of a communication

Spiritnoun

animation and energy in action or expression;

it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it

Spiritnoun

an inclination or tendency of a certain kind;

he had a change of heart

Spiritverb

infuse with spirit;

The company spirited him up