Etymology

eclatant

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Today it means: Impressive, brilliant, striking, convincing. Full definition →

French éclatant
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The story

  1. French · borrowed froméclatant“bright, brilliant, dazzling”
  2. English todayeclatant

From French éclatant (“bright, brilliant, dazzling”), present participle of éclater (“to burst; to shine”).

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