/ay klah"/ ; Fr. /ay klann"/ , n.
1. brilliance of success, reputation, etc.: the éclat of a great achievement.
2. showy or elaborate display: a performance of great éclat.
3. acclamation; acclaim.
[ 1665-75; esclat, n. deriv. of esclater to burst, break violently, prob.
slaitan to split, break (cf. OHG sleizan to tear), a causative of Gmc * slitan; see SLIT ]