Definition of
fanfare has definitions from the fields of music,fine art
1
[ noun ] a showy outward display

Synonyms

ostentation

Related terms

display bravado splurge pedantry exhibitionism ritz flaunt

2
[ noun ] (music,fine art) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

Synonyms

tucket flourish

Examples

"he entered to a flourish of trumpets" "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"

Related terms

tune music

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Rhymes with

unfair unfair warfare fair fer fare affair airfare welfare thoroughfare

Phonetic and Homophones

F AE1 N F EH2 R

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