Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun eclat

3 senses of eclat

Sense 1
acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat -- (enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved")
       => approval, commendation -- (a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips")

Sense 2
pomp, eclat -- (ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses")
       => elegance -- (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility")

Sense 3
eclat -- (brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement")
       => magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness -- (the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products")