élan vital
The life force or vital principle posited in the philosophy of Henri BergsonThe life force or vital principle posited in the philosophy of Henri Bergson; any mysterious or creative vital principle.
/eɪˈlɑn viˈtɑl/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The life force or vital principle posited in the philosophy of Henri Bergson; any mysterious or creative vital principle.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
An unadapted borrowing from French élan vital (“life force”, literally “vital impetus or fAn unadapted borrowing from French élan vital (“life force”, literally “vital impetus or force”), coined by Henri Bergson in 1907.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvitalism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable