splurge vs fanfare
fanfare vs splurgesplurge and fanfare both are nouns.
splurge is a verb but fanfare is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| splurge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fanfare | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fanfare is a hypernym of
splurge; that is, fanfare is a
word with a broader meaning than splurge:
- splurge: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
- fanfare: a gaudy outward display
Other hypernyms of splurge include
flash, ostentation.
| splurge (noun) | fanfare (noun) |
|---|---|
| any act of immoderate indulgence | a gaudy outward display |
| an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments |
| splurge (verb) | fanfare (verb) |
|---|---|
| be showy or ostentatious | |
| indulge oneself |
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