Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elan vital

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: elan vi-tal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

Synonyms

life force vital force vitality

Questions

What does elan vital mean?: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

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