éclaircissement
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éclair·cis·se·ment

noun \ā-kler-sēs-(ə-)mäⁿ\
plural éclair·cis·se·ments \-mäⁿ(z)\

Definition of ÉCLAIRCISSEMENT

: a clearing up of something obscure : enlightenment

Origin of ÉCLAIRCISSEMENT

French
First Known Use: 1667

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