carnival
/ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/noun3 syllables
Carnival means: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc..
Synonyms for carnival3
What does carnival mean?3
noun
1
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
2
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment“it was so funny it was a circus”
3
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Carnival in a sentence
- Venice carnival events have been cut short for the first time ever.Hybrid
- The street had a carnival with rides and games.Amastan
- The carnival of Venice is one of the world's oldest and best-known.Hybrid
- It's a century-old tradition involving carnival rides, live local music, and plenty of food.CM
- I hate snow and the carnival.unknown
- The carnival finished with the traditional sardine burial and the city returned to its normal peace and quiet.magnificentgoddess
- Which one of these young ladies is the Carnival Queen?rul
- If we had been in Venice a month prior, we could have taken part in the carnival.papabear
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of carnival
as a noun
- plural
- carnivals