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Definition of éclat
1. Noun. Enthusiastic approval. "They gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
Generic synonyms: Approval, Commendation
Derivative terms: Acclaim, Acclaim, Acclaim
2. Noun. Ceremonial elegance and splendor. "Entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"
3. Noun. Brilliant or conspicuous success or effect. "The eclat of a great achievement"
Definition of éclat
1. n. Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.
Definition of éclat
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of éclat) (brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.) ¹
2. Noun. A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of éclat
1. brilliance [n -S] - See also: brilliance
Lexicographical Neighbors of éclat
Literary usage of éclat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by Doran (John) (1855)
"... is refuse! admittance—With a broken spirit retires—Her sense of degradation—
The King labours to give eclat to his Coronation—The Coronation-festival in ..."
2. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"eclat of popularity; reverberating from every voice, beating in every heart;
streaming from every eye, to hail his sight, wherever even a glimpse of him ..."
3. The Northern Courts: Containing Original Memoirs of the Sovereigns of Sweden by John Brown (1818)
"This was the moment in which the king of Sweden might have interfered with eclat
and effect in the affairs of Poland. No where could a Swedish army have ..."
4. The Golden Verses of Pythagoras by Pythagoras, Antoine Fabre D'olivet, Nayán Louise Redfield (1917)
"All must be increased and embellished by its voice and receive from it a new
existence; it is necessary even that virtue shine with an eclat more pure; ..."
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