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éclat
[ ey-klah; French ey-kla ]
noun
- brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
the éclat of a great achievement.
- showy or elaborate display:
a performance of great éclat.
- acclamation; acclaim.
éclat
/ eɪˈklɑː; ekla /
noun
- brilliant or conspicuous success, effect, etc
- showy display; ostentation
- social distinction
- approval; acclaim; applause
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of éclat1
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Example Sentences
Jay Z should perhaps take some cues from his wife, Beyoncé, who has just done the exact opposite with great éclat.
Congratulations: visits from my neighbors; all the éclat we could wish or a true lover hate.
In their missions they aimed at éclat; and hence merely nominal conversions were accepted, because these swelled their numbers.
He was simply ambitious of influence over students in philosophy and religion,--fond of éclat and fame as a teacher.
Not contented with the éclat he received, he now meditated the discomfiture of his old master.
As she says the word husband she has again a vivid éclat of the consciousness that it is he—himself—sitting there beside her.
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