Fanfare Definition

fănfâr
noun
A loud flourish of trumpets.
Webster's New World
A very brief musical piece serving as to introduce a dignitary or announcement.
Webster's New World
Noisy or showy display.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.

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

Singular:
fanfare
Plural:
fanfares

Origin of Fanfare

  • French possibly of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French

    From Wiktionary

Fanfare Sentence Examples

  • Two elves at the front of the sleigh blew a trumpet fanfare.

  • There was no fanfare to herald her arrival or proclaim her "the next big thing"; there was no media blitz to sell her product line or promote her new cartoon.

  • King's Island hoped to continue the park's reputation of outstanding wooden roller coasters when Son of Beast, the largest single investment in the park's history to that point, opened in 2000 with tremendous fanfare.

  • It didn't arrive on the market with the same kind of fanfare as the latest instalment of Resident Evil, but this horror game arguably blows Jill Valentine and crew clear out of the water.

  • We can even provide fanfare trumpets to mark your arrival at the event!

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Words Starting With

FFAFAN

Words Ending With

EREARE

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Words Starting With F and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With F7 Letter Words Ending With E