eclat
1. enthusiastic approval
- the book met with modest acclaim
- he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd
- they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
• Syn:
acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit
• Derivationally related forms:
acclaim (for: acclamation), acclaim (for: acclaim)
• Hypernyms:
approval, commendation
2. ceremonial elegance and splendor
- entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses
• Syn:
pomp
• Derivationally related forms:
pompous (for: pomp)
• Hypernyms:
elegance
3. brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
- the eclat of a great achievement
• Hypernyms:
magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
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