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Showing words for ECLIPSE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Eclipse

eclipse

6 Letter Words for Eclipse

cisele, cleeps, clepes, clipes, clipse, pieces, siecle, specie, splice

5 Letter Words for Eclipse

ceile, ceils, cepes, ciels, cleep, clepe, clies, clipe, clips, eisel, epics, esile, espec, leeps, lipse, peels, peles, piece, piles, pleis, plies, scelp, sepic, sicle, sleep, slice, slipe, spece, speel, speil, spice, spiel, spile

4 Letter Words for Eclipse

cees, ceil, cele, cels, cepe, ceps, ciel, clee, clep, clip, eels, elec, else, epic, epil, ices, ipse, isle, leep, lees, leis, leps, lese, lice, lies, lipe, lips, lisp, pecs, peel, pees, pele, pice, pics, pies, pile, pise, plie, psec, scil, seel, seep, seil, sele, sice, sile, sipe, slee, slip, spec, spic, spie

3 Letter Words for Eclipse

cee, cel, cep, cie, cis, cli, cpi, cpl, cps, csi, csp, eec, eel, eli, els, epi, esc, ese, esp, ice, ile, ipl, ips, ise, isl, lee, lei, lep, les, lie, lip, lis, lsc, pci, pec, pee, pel, pes, pic, pie, pil, pis, pli, psi, sci, sec, see, sei, sel, sep, sic, sie, sil, sip, sle, spl

Definitions for Eclipse

[1] Astronomy . the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) . a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
[2] any obscuration of light.
[3] a reduction or loss of splendor, status, reputation, etc.: Scandal caused the eclipse of his career.
[4] to cause to undergo eclipse: The moon eclipsed the sun.
[5] to make less outstanding or important by comparison; surpass: a soprano whose singing eclipsed that of her rivals.
[6] the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth; a lunar eclipse when the earth passes between the sun and the moon See also total eclipse, partial eclipse, annular eclipse Compare occultation
[7] the period of time during which such a phenomenon occurs
[8] any dimming or obstruction of light
[9] a loss of importance, power, fame, etc, esp through overshadowing by another
[10] to cause an eclipse of
[11] to cast a shadow upon; darken; obscure
[12] to overshadow or surpass in importance, power, etc

Words related to Eclipse

dim, overshadow, outshine, exceed, outdo, overrun, transcend, decline, veil, shroud, diminution, obliteration, extinction, concealment, dimming, penumbra, occultation, shading, bedim, darken

Words nearby Eclipse

eclabium, eclampsia, eclamptogenic, eclectic, eclecticism, eclipse, eclipse period, eclipse plumage, eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable, eclipsing variable star

Origin of Eclipse

1250–1300; Middle English eclips(e ), clips < Anglo-French, Old French eclipse < Latin eclīpsis < Greek ékleipsis, equivalent to ekleíp(ein ) to leave out, forsake, fail to appear (see ec-) + -sis -sis

Other words from Eclipse

e·clips·er , noun
non·e·clipsed , adjective
non·e·clips·ing , adjective
un·e·clipsed , adjective
un·e·clips·ing , adjective

Word origin for Eclipse

C13: back formation from Old English eclypsis, from Latin eclīpsis, from Greek ekleipsis a forsaking, from ekleipein to abandon, from leipein to leave

Synonyms for Eclipse

concealment, darkening, decline, diminution, dimming, extinction, obliteration, occultation, penumbra, shading, shroud, veil, extinguishment, obscuration