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eclat

Noun

Meaning

Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.

Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the eclat of a proverb. Jane Austen

The domestic life of most classes is relatively shabby, as compared with the éclat of that overt portion of their life that is carried on before the eyes of observers. Thorstein Veblen

I don't wear base, as I don't like to cover up my freckles, but I couldn't live without YSL Touche Eclat for hiding my under-eye circles. I love the smoky-eye look, so I use Dior's 5-Colour Eyeshadow in Night Dust and lashings of mascara. I finish with a dash of bronzer for a healthy glow. Eva Green

the book met with modest acclaim Source: Internet

he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd Source: Internet

they gave him more eclat than he really deserved Source: Internet

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