Synonyms: eclat
Definition: brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
Usage: the eclat of a great achievement
Similar words: magnificence, brilliance, grandeur, grandness, splendor, splendour
Definition: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Usage: 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
Definition: ceremonial elegance and splendor
Usage: entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses
Similar words: elegance
Definition: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
Usage: she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility
Synonyms: plaudit, plaudits, eclat, acclaim, acclamation
Definition: enthusiastic approval
Usage: the book met with modest acclaim; he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd; they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
Similar words: commendation, approval
Definition: a message expressing a favorable opinion
Usage: words of approval seldom passed his lips