Definitions for Fanfare

Fanfare fan·fare

Spelling: [fan-fair]
IPA: /ˈfæn fɛər/

Fanfare is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 87 anagrams from letters in Fanfare (aaeffnr).

Definitions for Fanfare

noun

  1. a flourish or short air played on trumpets or the like.
  2. an ostentatious display or flourish.
  3. publicity or advertising.

Origin of Fanfare

1760-70; French, expressive word akin to fanfaron fanfaron.

Examples for Fanfare

But for all the fanfare, there was one overriding message: Francis is not your average pope.

Now, near sunset, there was the fanfare for officers' orders for the next day.

He was a seven-months child, and there was no fanfare of welcome at his coming.

Finally, my impostor account was gone, deleted by Twitter with no fanfare.

The fanfare is with reference to the French pot-au-feu (see p. 649).

As Iran gears up for elections in June, the fanfare of vetting a presidential-candidate list is once again in full swing.

A fanfare of cornets; and from the wings a supple, dark girl bounded.

But really, all this fanfare seems more like a howl for Washington's attention and a ploy for PR.

It was the air which had saluted their betrothal like a fanfare.

After much hype and fanfare, the London reviews are in, and most of them are awful.

Word Value for Fanfare
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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