fanfaronade

[ fan-fer-uh-neyd ]

/ ˈfæn fər əˈneɪd /

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noun

bragging; bravado; bluster.

Origin of fanfaronade

First recorded in 1645–55; from French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada “bluff, bluster,” derivative of fanfarrón “braggart”; see fanfaron, -ade¹

Words nearby fanfaronade

Faneuil, Faneuil Hall, Fanfani, fanfare, fanfaron, fanfaronade, fanfic, fan fiction, fanfish, fanfold, fang

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Example sentences from the Web for fanfaronade

Jessie had heard all this fanfaronade, and much more from Mrs. Baxter, but she was not thinking of it now.
Jessamine|Marion Harland
But the Princess scarcely gave a glance to any of these treasures, for she thought of nothing but Fanfaronade.
The Red Fairy Book|Various
There was, no doubt, in the movement a good deal of claret and fanfaronade.
Irish History and the Irish Question|Goldwin Smith
At the sight of him the Princess lost her wits entirely, and determined that Fanfaronade and nobody else would she marry.
The Red Fairy Book|Various

Murat's personal intrepidity, and even his fanfaronade, excited an interest for him in Europe.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fanfaronade

fanfaronade

/ (ˌfænfərəˈnɑːd) /

noun

rare boasting or flaunting behaviour; bluster

Word Origin for fanfaronade

C17: via French from Spanish fanfarronada, from fanfarrón boaster, from Arabic farfār garrulous

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单词	fanfaronade
释义	fanfaronade [ fan-fer-uh-neyd ] / ˈfæn fər əˈneɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fanfaronade ON THESAURUS.COM noun bragging; bravado; bluster. Origin of fanfaronade First recorded in 1645–55; from French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada “bluff, bluster,” derivative of fanfarrón “braggart”; see fanfaron, -ade¹ Words nearby fanfaronade Faneuil, Faneuil Hall, Fanfani, fanfare, fanfaron, fanfaronade, fanfic, fan fiction, fanfish, fanfold, fang Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fanfaronade Jessie had heard all this fanfaronade, and much more from Mrs. Baxter, but she was not thinking of it now. Jessamine\|Marion Harland But the Princess scarcely gave a glance to any of these treasures, for she thought of nothing but Fanfaronade. The Red Fairy Book\|Various There was, no doubt, in the movement a good deal of claret and fanfaronade. Irish History and the Irish Question\|Goldwin Smith At the sight of him the Princess lost her wits entirely, and determined that Fanfaronade and nobody else would she marry. The Red Fairy Book\|Various Murat's personal intrepidity, and even his fanfaronade, excited an interest for him in Europe. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845\|Various British Dictionary definitions for fanfaronade fanfaronade / (ˌfænfərəˈnɑːd) / noun rare boasting or flaunting behaviour; bluster Word Origin for fanfaronade C17: via French from Spanish fanfarronada, from fanfarrón boaster, from Arabic farfār garrulous 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 fanfaronade bluster, boasting, bombast, brag, braggadocio, bravado, gasconade, rodomontade, swagger, crowing, gloating, swaggering
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fanfaronade

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