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carnivalesque

/ (ˌkɑːnɪvəˈlɛsk) /
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adjective
characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
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Words nearby carnivalesque

carnify, Carniola, carnitas, carnitine, carnival, carnivalesque, carnival glass, Carnivora, carnivoran, carnivore, carnivorous
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Words related to carnivalesque

cheery, chipper, convivial, gala, happy, hearty, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, peppy, upbeat, blithe, bouncy, carnival, chirpy, festal, gay

How to use carnivalesque in a sentence

  • Her first feature, Orphans , received a Jury Prize at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival and was released on DVD by Carnivalesque Films.

    Thank God My Moms Are Lesbians|Ry Russo-Young|June 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST

  • Salamandering with an iron that has a gay, carnivalesque design can make a sort of harlequin Ramekin.

    The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

  • The Florentines at any rate spend no more money nor faith on the carnivalesque.

    Italian Hours|Henry James

  • The crowd, which thickened most in the Piazza di Venezia, had grown more and more carnivalesque in attire and behavior.

    Roman Holidays and Others|W. D. Howells
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