carnival
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkɑrnɪvəl/
:
carnaval
- And those streets had been a dark carnival at night, a place where everything had its price.
- carnival of terror
- carnival atmosphere
The whole, the whole it looked like a neighborhood carnival.
- The whole, the whole it looked like a neighborhood carnival.
Examples
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Times Square is not the place you've come to know with its, with its sort of carnival atmosphere.
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In 1937, disaster brought the atmosphere of carnival to an end.
Academic text (1994) -
With traffic and carnival-like scenes, for instance, the lights in the evening show up as colorful streaks.
Academic text (2000) -
In contrast to the carnival atmosphere of the summer solstice festival, winter solstice is an occasion of near-private tranquility.
Academic text (2008) -
The culmination of the weeklong event is a carnival-like procession in which boats, mounted on wagons, are towed through the streets.
Academic text (2002) -
The street was filled with a festive carnival atmosphere, where laughter and music created a lively celebration.
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During the fair, the entire park turned into a carnival, bustling with games, food stalls, and joyful crowds.
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The annual carnival brought together families and friends for a day of wild fun and disorganized excitement.
Synonyms
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4.4
A noisy, confused situation when people behave in a very disorganized way
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5.5
A noisy, chaotic scene with many excited people and cameras
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4.2
A noisy, chaotic event with people everywhere
Full of wild drinking and loud, out-of-control celebration
Antonyms
How Chaotic
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3.2
47
3.9
- Informal
31
6.8
73
4.1
- Specialized
80
4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carnival is also used to mean a wild, noisy scene because it brings to mind the loud, colourful festival. So when people say a place is a 'carnival' of noise or chaos, they mean it feels like that busy, joyful festival.