elan vital elanus leucurus • elaphe · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · elan vital · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (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, elan vital. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · life force · · Synonym 1 vital force · · Synonym 2 vitality · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076