Found 2 items, similar to CARNIVAL.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: carnival carnival n 1: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions 2: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; “it was so funny it was a circus”; “the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere” [syn: circus] 3: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. [syn: fair, funfair]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Carnival Carnival \Car"ni*val\, n. [It. carnevale, prob. for older carnelevale, prop., the putting away of meat; fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh + levare to take away, lift up, fr. levis light.] 1. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday. [1913 Webster] The carnival at Venice is everywhere talked of. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] He saw the lean dogs beneath the wall Hold o'er the dead their carnival --Byron. [1913 Webster] ||