eclat
nouns
enthusiastic approval
"the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
ceremonial elegance and splendor
"entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"
brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
"the eclat of a great achievement"
is a type of (narrower)
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"
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