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n. enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"

n. a kind of programming language

n. 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"

dash, style, panache, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

enthusiasm

n. a feeling of excitement

fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

anticipation, expectancy

n. pleasurable expectation

stir, excitement

n. emotional agitation and excitement

excitement, exhilaration

n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

delectation, delight

n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"

liking

n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

pleasure, pleasance

n. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

radicalism

n. the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society

extremism

n. any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

bigotry, dogmatism

n. the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

n. fanatical patriotism

fanaticism, monomania, zealotry

n. excessive intolerance of opposing views

vitality, verve

n. an energetic style

devotion, devotedness

n. feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"

veneration, reverence, awe

n. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"

emotion

n. any strong feeling

envy, enviousness, the green-eyed monster

n. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

sensation

n. a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"

fervidness, zeal

n. excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

vitality, verve

n. an energetic style

distinction

n. a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"

life

n. a living person; "his heroism saved a life"

heart, spirit

n. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

vigor, vigour

n. active strength of body or mind

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

inch, in

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

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