éclat
/eɪˈklɑː/
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obsolete/eɪˈklɔː/
éclat noun: a brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.
Noun
éclat (countable and uncountable, plural éclats)
- A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.
- The distressing explanation she had to make to Harriet, and all that poor Harriet would be suffering, with the awkwardness of future meetings, the difficulties of continuing or discontinuing the acquaintance, of subduing feelings, concealing resentment, and avoiding éclat, were enough to occupy her...1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 16, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC
- "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.1875, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 4, in Eight Cousins
Forms of éclat
| plural | éclats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | eclat |
Origin of éclat
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.
Words that rhyme with éclat
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- Moskva
- Nansha
- rah
- shikar
- ah
- aha
- alhamdulillah
- Amapá
- Benoit
- Bogotá
- fa
- galah
- goombah
- huzzah
- inshallah
- Jah
- la
- lah-di-dah
- ma
- moire
- mudra
- ménage à trois
- na
- omertà
- ooh la la
- pa
- schwa
- shah
- Shangri-La
- sis boom bah
- ta
- wah
- Xisha
- 'za
- allah
- ar
- arthra
- Aymara
- baa
- bah
- Bogota
- boyar
- bra
- cha
- cha cha cha
- chamar
- che sara sara
- chicken paw
Questions about éclat
- What does éclat mean?
- Éclat means a brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.
- What part of speech is éclat?
- Éclat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce éclat?
- Éclat is pronounced /eɪˈklɑː/.
- What is the plural of éclat?
- The plural of éclat is éclats.
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