eclat

Plural: eclats

Noun

• Brilliant display or effect; dazzling success.
• enthusiastic approval
  • "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"
• Alternative spelling of éclat.

Examples

• Her final play, a seven-letter word, ended the game with an ECLAT of triumph.

Synonyms

acclaim, acclamation, plaudit, plaudits, pomp