fanfare
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fanfare
- /ˈfænfɛə/ UK
- /ˈfænfɛɹ/ Canada, US
- [ˈfɛənfɛɹ] Canada, US
- /ˈfænfeə/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French fanfare; some senses apparently influenced by surface analysis, fan + fare.
noun fanfares
- A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king.
- A show of ceremony or celebration. The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.
verb fanfares · fanfaring · fanfared
- To play a fanfare. At this the trumpeters again most earnestly fanfared,
- To embellish with fanfares. Today the mower's metal music fanfared summer's choir of motley symphonies and high concertos piped or chanted from a treetop, droned above the pollen bee flowers, babbled over stony brook-beds, whispered by the whine of willow,
- To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something. The name of the farm we were staying on was, tun-tun-tah,' I fanfared dramatically, 'Le Tomple, the temple. Spooky eh?'
- To introduce with pomp and show. Grindingly, laths of wood yielded to brown and yellow hands, a wrenching and screaming of twisted nails fanfared the discovery of the treasure beneath.
- To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama. She stepped neatly into the fray, took up Rover's slack lead and marched him briskly in a northerly direction away from the miniature foe, their retreat fanfared by the triumphant sound of the terrier who obviously thought he had bested an unworthy opponent, and who strutted after them for a few yar
- To publicize or announce. So, did quacks cash in on this, fanfaring their own capacity to quell pain?
- To fan out. Just so, light beaded on tin lanterns, drops fanfared from sprinklers, minnows fluted in pools.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ostentation, flourish, tantara, pomp, hurrah, shine, lustre, glow, hype, band, ceremony, sound, glare, hoopla, noise, sliver
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noun a flourish of trumpets or horns
| Español | fanfarria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팡파르 pangpareu |
| 日本語 | ファンファーレ fanfāre |
| Português | fanfarra |
| Français | fanfare |
| Deutsch | Fanfare |
| Русский | фанфа́ра fanfára |
| עברית | תְּרוּעָה t'ru'á |
noun a show of ceremony or celebration
| Español | fanfarria, bombo y platillo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 鳴り物入り narimonoiri |
| Português | fanfarra |
| Русский | фанфа́ра fanfára |
Talk about this word "fanfare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fanfare. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fanfare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fanfare "fanfare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fanfare.Cite this
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title = {fanfare},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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