eclat :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"

n. ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"

n. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"

bluster, braggadocio, rodomontade

n. vain and empty boasting

crow, brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, vapouring

n. an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

bravado, bluster

n. a swaggering show of courage

panoply

n. a complete and impressive array

spectacle

n. something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"

flourish

n. a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"

ostentation, fanfare

n. a gaudy outward display

show

n. a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"

show, display

n. something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"

glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle

n. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

pageantry

n. a rich and spectacular ceremony

pretentiousness, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness

n. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

affectation, affectedness

n. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)

shouting, cheering

n. encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting"

acknowledgment, acknowledgement, ack

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

ovation, standing ovation

n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

hand

n. a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"

disapproval

n. the expression of disapproval

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