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   É·clat

   /āˈklä/

   

   noun

   • 1. brilliant display or effect: "she came into prominence briefly but with éclat"
   • ▪ social distinction or conspicuous success: "such action bestows more éclat upon a warrior than success by other means"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French, from éclater ‘burst out’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • É

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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