fanfare
(noun)
noun
1. a gaudy outward display
Similar word(s): flash, ostentation
Definition categories: communication, display
2. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare
Similar word(s): flourish, tucket
Definition categories: communication, air, line, melody, strain, tune
Sentences with fanfare as a noun:
- They played a short fanfare to announce the arrival of the king.
- The town opened the new library with fanfare and a speech from the mayor.