Meanings
nouneclat (countable and uncountable, plural eclats)
plural eclats
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of éclat.
There is an elegy of Propertius which paints better than any other writing of antiquity, this dignity of females among the Romans, more imposing, more pure than the eclat which they enjoyed during the age of chivalry.
1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “Book V. The Tombs, the Churches, and the Palaces. Chapter I.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume I, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, page 244
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Origin
- Frenchéclat
- Englisheclat
From French éclat. More at éclat.
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APA
eclat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eclat
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“eclat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eclat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eclat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eclat.
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