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[ fan-fair ] / ˈfæn fɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fanfare ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna flourish or short air played on trumpets or the like. an ostentatious display or flourish. publicity or advertising. Origin of fanfare1760–70; <French, expressive word akin to fanfaronfanfaron. Words nearby fanfarefanega, fanegada, Faneuil, Faneuil Hall, Fanfani, fanfare, fanfaron, fanfaronade, fanfic, fan fiction, fanfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fanfareFinally, my impostor account was gone, deleted by Twitter with no fanfare. How I (Digitally) Killed My Twitter Impostor|JoBeth McDaniel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST But really, all this fanfare seems more like a howl for Washington's attention and a ploy for PR. When Conservatives Cry Wolf|Michael Tomasky|February 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST After much hype and fanfare, the London reviews are in, and most of them are awful. London's American Burger Battle|Nico Hines|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST But for all the fanfare, there was one overriding message: Francis is not your average pope. Pope Francis Inauguration: Not Your Average Pontiff|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As Iran gears up for elections in June, the fanfare of vetting a presidential-candidate list is once again in full swing. The Rutgers Professor Who Wants to Lead Iran|Shirin Sadeghi|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then a column of dust advanced along the road from which the fanfare resounded like the scream of the hawk from the gray fog. Barbara Blomberg, Complete|Georg Ebers The Herald now blows a fanfare and the officers march into the council ground with the colors and the color guard. The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft|Dan Beard He was a seven-months child, and there was no fanfare of welcome at his coming. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine We know there is a higher love for country than that begotten by the fanfare of the Fourth of July. Among the Forces|Henry White Warren The Emperor and the Empress bowed their thanks, and the dancers retired, and the orchestra sounded a fanfare. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone
British Dictionary definitions for fanfare
nouna flourish or short tune played on brass instruments, used as a military signal, at a ceremonial event, etc an ostentatious flourish or display Word Origin for fanfareC17: from French, back formation from fanfarer to play a flourish on trumpets; see fanfaronade Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fanfarepomp, shine, parade, ballyhoo, show, flourish, alarum, panoply, hullabaloo, array, demonstration, display, trump |