carnival (redirected from Carnivalesque)

car·ni·val  (kärn-vl)

n.

1. often Carnival The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent.

2. A traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows.

3. A festival or revel: winter carnival.

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[Italian carnevale, from Old Italian carnelevare, Shrovetide : carne, meat (from Latin car, carn-; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots) + levare, to remove (from Latin levre, to raise; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots).]

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carnival

Noun

1. a festive period with processions, music, and dancing in the street

2. a travelling funfair [Old Italian carnelevare a removing of meat (referring to the Lenten fast)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carnival - a festival marked by merrymaking and processions festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras - a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans
	2.	carnival - a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere" circus disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
	3.	carnival - a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. fair, funfair show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill" midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located

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carnival

noun festival, fair, fête, celebration, gala, jubilee, jamboree, Mardi Gras, revelry, merrymaking, fiesta, holiday

Translations

carnival [ˈkɑːnɪvəl] n → carnaval m;

(US) → parque m de atracciones

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carnival [ˈkɑːnɪvl] n (= public celebration) → carnaval m;

(US) (= funfair); fête foraine

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carnival [ˈkɑːnɪvl] n → Karneval m;

(US) (funfair) → Kirmes f

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carnival [ˈkɑːnɪvəl] n (= public celebration) → carnevale m;

(US) (= funfair); luna park m inv

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carnival

n carnival [ˈkaːnivəl]

a public entertainment, often involving processions of people in fancy dress etc a winter carnival. karnaval كَرنفال: احْتِفال مَسيرات عُمومي карнавал karneval karneval der Karneval, Fasching καρναβάλι carnaval karneval کارناوال؛ جشنواره karnevaali carnaval קַרנָבָל रोमन कैथोलिक लोगों का एक उत्सव karneval karnevál karnaval kjötkveðjuhátíð, karnival carnevale 謝肉祭 카니발 karnavalas karnevāls karnival carnaval karneval karnawał carnaval carnaval карнавал karneval karneval karneval karneval งานเฉลิมฉลองของมวลชน karnaval 狂歡節 карнавал رنگ برنگے لباس پہنے ہوئے لوگوں کا میلہ ngày hội 狂欢节