Definitions for fanfares

fanfares fan·fare

Spelling: [fan-fair]
IPA: /ˈfæn fɛər/

Fanfares is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in fanfares (aaeffnrs).

Definitions for fanfares

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 fanfares

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

Examples for fanfares

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Word Value for fanfares
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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