réclame

noun

ré·​clame rā-ˈkläm 

1

: a gift for dramatization or publicity : showmanship

2

: public acclaim

the play won critical réclame

Synonyms

• acclamation
• applause
• cheer
• cheering
• ovation
• plaudit(s)
• rave(s)

Examples of réclame in a Sentence

one of those rare films that are the recipient of both critical and popular réclame

the great réclame that the novelist enjoyed in his lifetime soon faded after his death

Word History

Etymology

French, advertising, from réclamer to appeal, from Middle French reclamer

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1