1. enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
e.g. a performance of great elan and sophistication
2. distinctive and stylish elegance
e.g. he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
Synonym: dashflairpanachestyle
3. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
e.g. they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
he felt a kind of religious zeal