Associations to the word «Fanfare»

Wiktionary

FANFARE, noun. (countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
FANFARE, noun. (uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.

Dictionary definition

FANFARE, noun. A gaudy outward display.
FANFARE, 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats