"eclatant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more eclatant [comparative], most eclatant [superlative]
Etymology: From French éclatant (“bright, brilliant, dazzling”), present participle of éclater (“to burst; to shine”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|éclatant|t=bright, brilliant, dazzling}} French éclatant (“bright, brilliant, dazzling”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} eclatant (comparative more eclatant, superlative most eclatant)
  1. (rare) Impressive, brilliant, striking, convincing. Tags: rare Translations (impressive, brilliant, striking, convincing): eklatantní (Czech), eclatant (Dutch), éclatant (French), eklatant (German), eklatáns (Hungarian), eclatante (Italian), eklatant (Norwegian Bokmål), eclatant (Romanian), eklatant (Swedish)

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