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éclat — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blare verb To make a loud, harsh sound, especially from a speaker, horn, or instrument.
  • flake noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
  • glare noun A harsh, dazzling light.
  • glow verb To give off a steady light, often without a visible flame.
  • luster noun A gentle shine or sheen, especially on a surface like metal, hair, or pearls.
  • peal noun A loud ringing sound, or a series of them, such as bells, thunder, or laughter.
  • radiance noun The quality of shining brightly, or figuratively, of glowing with happiness or beauty.
  • refulgence noun the quality of being refulgent; refulgency
  • round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
  • shard noun A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.
  • shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.
  • sliver noun A small, thin, often sharp piece cut or broken off from something larger.
  • splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.

Senses

éclat is used for these senses in English:

  • blare (figurative) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
  • flake A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
  • flake (archaeology) A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
  • glow The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).
  • luster (figurative) Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
  • luster (obsolete) A glory, an act or thing that imparts fame or renown.
  • peal A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
  • radiance The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.

blare — full definition

  1. verb To make a loud, harsh sound, especially from a speaker, horn, or instrument.
  2. noun A loud, harsh noise.

flake — full definition

  1. noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
  2. noun An unreliable person who often cancels plans or fails to follow through.
  3. verb To back out of plans or fail to follow through on a commitment.
  4. verb To break off in small thin pieces.

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