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eclat
noun
brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- CLA
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
“the eclat of a great achievement”
noun
ceremonial elegance and splendor
“entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses”
noun
enthusiastic approval
“the book met with modest acclaim”
In context
Example Sentences
the eclat of a great achievement
entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses
the book met with modest acclaim
he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
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