ECLAT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
    Usage Example(s)
    • the eclat of a great achievement
    Hypernyms(s) eclat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • ceremonial elegance and splendor
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses
    Hypernyms(s) eclat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • enthusiastic approval
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the book met with modest acclaim
    • he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
    • they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
    Hypernyms(s) eclat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)