fanfare /fanˈfār/ noun- A flourish of trumpets or bugles
- A display of enthusiasm
- An elaborate style of bookbinding
transitive verb To herald or acclaim with a fanfare ORIGIN: Fr, perh from the sound fanfarade /fan-fər-ādˈ/ noun A fanfare fanˈfaron noun - A person who uses bravado
- A blusterer or braggart
fanfarōˈna noun (Sp fanfarrona trumpery; Walter Scott) A gold chain fanfaronadeˈ noun - Vain boasting
- Bluster
- Ostentation
intransitive verb To bluster |