Noun: éclat ey'klaa
- Brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
"the éclat of a great achievement"
- Ceremonial elegance and splendour
"entered with much éclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses";
- pomp
- Enthusiastic approval
"they gave him more éclat than he really deserved";
- acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit
Derived forms: éclats
Type of: approval, brilliance, commendation, elegance, elegancy [archaic], grandeur, grandness, magnificence, splendor [US], splendour [Brit, Cdn]