fanfaronade

  • 1Fanfaronade — Fan*far on*ade , n. [F. fanfaronnade, fr. Sp. fanfarronada. See {Fanfaron}.] A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster. Swift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2fanfaronade — index histrionics, jactation, pretense (ostentation), rodomontade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3fanfaronade — [fan΄fə rə nād′] n. [Fr < Sp fanfarronada < fanfarrón, boaster, prob. < Ar farfār, loquacious] boasting talk or showy action; bluster …

    English World dictionary

  • 4fanfaronade — noun Etymology: French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada, from fanfarrón braggart Date: 1652 empty boasting ; bluster …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5fanfaronade — /fan feuhr euh nayd /, n. bragging; bravado; bluster. [1645 55; < F fanfaronnade < Sp fanfarronada. See FANFARON, ADE1] * * * …

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  • 6fanfaronade — noun Empty boasting, wildly self assertive …

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  • 7Fanfaronade — Fan|fa|ro|na|de, die; , n [frz. fanfaronnade, zu: fanfaron, ↑Fanfaron] (veraltet): Angeberei, Prahlerei …

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  • 8fanfaronade — Synonyms and related words: anniversaries, blazon, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, blustering, boast, boastfulness, boasting, bombast, brag, braggadocio, braggartism, bragging, bravado, bravura, brilliancy, bullying, bustle, celebrating,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9fanfaronade — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An act of boasting: boast, brag, braggadocio, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. Informal: blow1. See PRAISE …

    English dictionary for students

  • 10Fanfaronade — Fan|fa|ro|na|de [fanfaron...] die; , en &LT;aus gleichbed. fr. fanfaronnade&GT; (veraltet) Großsprecherei, Prahlerei …

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