elan

noun

1. 1

   enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness

   a performance of great elan and sophistication

2. 2

   distinctive and stylish elegance

   he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer

3. 3

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

   they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor

   he felt a kind of religious zeal