ECLAT
What does "ECLAT" mean?
Brilliant, conspicuous success, or the dazzling style with which something is done.
Meanings
- Dazzling effect, brilliance, or showy display. She finished the concerto with such eclat that the hall rose at once. formal
- Conspicuous success accompanied by widespread acclaim. The young firm launched its product to considerable eclat. formal
Did you know?
- In its native French, 'eclat' literally means a burst or splinter - the same word covers a shard of glass and 'eclat de rire', a burst of laughter.
Word origin
Borrowed from French 'eclat' (a burst, splinter, brilliance), from the verb 'eclater' (to burst out, shine); ultimately from a Frankish root meaning to split or crack.
Remember it
ECLAT = E + CLAT; hear the CLAP of applause it earns, just spelled with a sharper T.
A little poem
The diver leaves the board with quiet doubt
and enters the bright water with eclat - a clean, applauded shout.
couplet
What it teaches
Eclat is the splinter the spotlight throws; brilliance, like glass, is something that broke into light.
Quick facts
What does ECLAT mean?
Brilliant, conspicuous success, or the dazzling style with which something is done.
Is ECLAT a valid word?
Yes — ECLAT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ECLAT?
ECLAT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ECLAT come from?
Borrowed from French 'eclat' (a burst, splinter, brilliance), from the verb 'eclater' (to burst out, shine); ultimately from a Frankish root meaning to split or crack.
What can ECLAT teach us?
Eclat is the splinter the spotlight throws; brilliance, like glass, is something that broke into light.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.