Fanfare

Quick meaning: Fanfare is a noun meaning (countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

Meaning

(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

More Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.
2. To play a fanfare.
3. (music) To embellish with fanfares.
4. To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something.
5. To introduce with pomp and show.
6. To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama.
7. To publicize or announce.

Example Sentences

At this the trumpeters again most earnestly fanfared,

They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king.

The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.

A hundred trumpets fanfared as they entered, echoing brazenly in the black vault above.

Word Forms

• fanfares
• fanfaring
• fanfared

Synonyms for fanfare

Depending on context, synonyms include flourish, ostentation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ostentation, flourish, tantara, pomp, hurrah, shine.

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