carnival
noun
\
Definition of carnival
(Entry 1 of 2)
carnival
adjectiveDefinition of carnival (Entry 2 of 2)
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms for carnival
Synonyms: Noun
celebration, fest, festival, festivity, fete (or fête), fiesta, gala, jubilee
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of carnival in a Sentence
Noun
the school's annual winter carnival That part of town is a carnival on Friday and Saturday nights. There is a carnival atmosphere in the office. The garden became a carnival of color.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
On the Embarcadero and the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade, carnival-like installations promote video games, TV shows and movies. — Tribune News Service, cleveland.com, "50 years of San Diego Comic-Con: What we’ve gained and lost in five decades of pop culture celebrations (See latest photos)," 18 July 2019 The annual festival also features tractor rides, inflatable slides, live music, food, and other traditional carnival-like games. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Prince George and Princess Charlotte Were Spotted Out at a Local Festival With Carole Middleton," 15 July 2019 On the Embarcadero and the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade, carnival-like installations promote video games, TV shows and movies. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "50 Shades of Comic-Con: What we’ve gained and lost in five decades of pop culture celebrations," 14 July 2019 Another sweet moment shows Scott and Stormi riding a slide together at a carnival. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "Travis Scott's Surprise Netflix Doc Is All About Music, Kylie Jenner, & Daughter Stormi," 24 Aug. 2019 Actor-filmmaker Xavier Dolan (The Death and Life of John F. Donovan) plays Adrian Mellon, a gay man who, in King’s novel, is attacked by a group of bigots while out with his boyfriend after an earlier incident at a carnival. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "It Chapter Two director on adapting the book's hate crime scene," 22 Aug. 2019 Making him laugh is the equivalent of winning that giant stuffed Pink Panther at the carnival. — Marianne Garvey, CNN, "B.J. Novak parties with ex Mindy Kaling for his 40th birthday," 1 Aug. 2019 Making him laugh is the equivalent of winning that giant stuffed Pink Panther at the carnival. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "B.J. Novak Says He's Feeling 'Grateful' as He Celebrates His 40th Birthday with Mindy Kaling," 1 Aug. 2019 The Blues’ goalie, Jordan Binnington, might have won a stuffed animal at the carnival at some point. — Nathan Becker, WSJ, "St. Louis Hockey Fans Are No Longer Singing the Blues," 15 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Unlike most carnival celebrations throughout the Caribbean, J’ouvert does not take place in the streets of Toronto for Caribana 2019. — Anquanette Gaspard, Essence, "Tell Dem We Reach! A First-Timer’s Guide to Caribana, Toronto's Caribbean Carnival," 24 July 2019 There will be carnival attractionsand inflatable bounce houses to keep them entertained for hours. — Erica Boniface, The Know, "The best Colorado road races and fun runs of 2017," 4 Mar. 2017 Carnival-prize figurines from the first half of the 20th century line shelves that reach the ceiling. — Gene Johnson, The Seattle Times, "At 75, Chihuly discusses his long struggles with mental health," 2 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carnival.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for carnival
carnival
noun
English Language Learners Definition of carnival
See the full definition for carnival in the English Language Learners Dictionary
carnival
noun
\
Kids Definition of carnival
Keep scrolling for more