Fanfare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gaudy outward display

(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈænfɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈanfeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈanfeə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈænfɛɹ/.

Examples

he entered to a flourish of trumpets
her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flash tucket flourish ostentation

Parts of Speech

noun	a gaudy outward display
noun	(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments “he entered to a flourish of trumpets”

Word Forms

ostentatious	adjective	intended to attract notice and impress others
ostentate	verb	display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
flash	adjective	tastelessly showy
flashy	adjective	(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

trompeteo

una pantalla exterior llamativa

🇮🇹Italian

fanfara

una vistosa esibizione esteriore

🇵🇹Portuguese

fanfarra

uma exibição externa berrante

🇷🇺Russian

фанфары

яркий внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धूमधाम

एक भड़कीला बाहरी प्रदर्शन

🇧🇩Bengali

ধুমধাম

একটি চটকদার বাহ্যিক প্রদর্শন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆரவாரம்

ஒரு ஆடம்பரமான வெளிப்புற காட்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

కోలాహలం

ఒక అందమైన బాహ్య ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

धूमधडाका

एक भडक बाह्य प्रदर्शन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધામધૂમ

એક ભવ્ય બાહ્ય પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭಿಮಾನ

ಒಂದು ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾದ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരവങ്ങൾ

മനോഹരമായ ഒരു ബാഹ്യ പ്രദർശനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੂਮਧਾਮ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਡਿਸਪਲੇਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوم دھام

ایک شوخ ظاہری ڈسپلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大张旗鼓

华而不实的外表

🇯🇵Japanese

ファンファーレ

派手な外観のディスプレイ

🇰🇷Korean

과시

화려한 외부 디스플레이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phô trương

bề ngoài lòe loẹt

🇹🇭Thai

การประโคม

การแสดงภายนอกที่ฉูดฉาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

keriuhan di pawai

tampilan luar yang mencolok

🇵🇭Filipino

katuwaan

isang matingkad na panlabas na pagpapakita

🇲🇾Malay

kemeriahan

paparan luaran yang mencolok

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضجة

عرض خارجي مبهرج

🇮🇷Persian

هیاهو

یک نمایشگر بیرونی زرق و برق دار

🇹🇷Turkish

tantana

şatafatlı bir dış ekran

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְרוּעַת חֲצוֹורוֹת

תצוגה חיצונית צעקנית

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