fanfare vs grandeur

fanfare

noun
  • A show of ceremony or celebration. 

  • A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. 

verb
  • To fan out. 

  • To play a fanfare. 

  • To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama. 

  • To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something. 

  • To publicize or announce. 

  • To introduce with pomp and show. 

  • To embellish with fanfares. 

grandeur

noun
  • The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence. 

  • Nobility (state of being noble). 

How often have the words fanfare and grandeur occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )