elan 1noundomain: emotionPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitiona feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)Report errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor2.he felt a kind of religious zealSynonymsardor 1ardour 1zeal 1