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/ˈfænfɛə/ · noun
(countable) 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.
This new locomotive was turned out of Doncaster works in May, 1934, to a mighty fanfare of trumpets.
The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.
I have arrived to catch the 0830 TfW service to Crewe, worked by a tatty and unrefurbished 175114. As if ashamed of its appearance, it slinks into Platform 2 (instead of Platform 1, where it was expected). No announcement had been made, and we leave without any fanfare.
Fans relished the traditional FA Cup fanfare from the Coldstream Guards and the hymn Abide With Me before throwing themselves wholeheartedly into an experience they have been largely deprived of since the first coronavirus lockdown began in March 2020.
At this the trumpeters again most earnestly fanfared,
The miscreant is shamed into just standing there mortified and not fanfaring at all while the others finish the greeting to the arriving guest.
A hundred trumpets fanfared as they entered, echoing brazenly in the black vault above.
Use fanfare when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fanfare means (countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase..
Common synonyms include flourish, ostentation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king.
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