FANFARE

flourish, fanfare, tucket

(noun) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; “he entered to a flourish of trumpets”; “her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare”

ostentation, fanfare, flash

(noun) a gaudy outward display

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fanfare (countable and uncountable, plural fanfares)

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

(countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.

Verb

fanfare (third-person singular simple present fanfares, present participle fanfaring, simple past and past participle fanfared)

To play a fanfare.

(music) To embellish with fanfares.

To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something.

To introduce with pomp and show.

To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama.

To publicize or announce.

To fan out.

Source: Wiktionary


Fan"fare`, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Fanfaron.]

Definition: A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins