ELAN VITAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
   Synonym(s)
   • life force (what does life force mean?)
   • vitality (what does vitality mean?)
   • vital force (what does vital force mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) elan vital is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • force (what does force mean?)