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éclat

noun
/eɪˈklɑː/

Etymology

Borrowed from French éclat, from éclater (“to burst out”). Akin to Old English slītan (“to split”). More at slice, slit. Doublet of slate and slat.

  1. borrowed from éclat

Definitions

  1. A brilliant or successful effect

    A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.

    • "All she needs is a year or two at a fashionable finishing school, so that at eighteen she can come out with éclat," put in Aunt Clara.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for éclat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA