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bacchantic

bacchantic

9.9
Very wild and noisy because people are drinking and celebrating
  • adjective
  • /bæˈkæntɪk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bacchántico
  • The party quickly took on a bacchantic atmosphere as guests poured more wine and danced wildly.

Examples

  • His bacchantic behavior embarrassed his friends at the formal dinner.

  • The annual festival is known for its bacchantic celebrations, filled with music and revelry.

  • The party was filled with bacchantic laughter and dancing.

  • They enjoyed a bacchantic night of celebration.

  • The annual festival is known for its bacchantic celebrations, filled with music and revelry.

  • The party quickly took on a bacchantic atmosphere as guests poured more wine and danced wildly.

  • They enjoyed a bacchantic night of celebration.

Synonyms

boozy
vsbacchantic
  • Informal
7 7.7

Full of alcohol or involving a lot of drinking

stresses riotous, drunken festivity instead of mere alcohol use
orgiastic
vsbacchantic
1 9.9

Full of wild, noisy celebration with much drinking and dancing

is about likeness to a reveler rather than sheer excess
bacchanalian
vsbacchantic
  • Literature
1 9.9

A loud, wild party with a lot of drinking and dancing

is about resembling a reveler rather than the event itself
bacchic
vsbacchantic
  • Archaic
9.9

Full of wild, noisy drinking and dancing

is more about resembling a reveler than the mythic link
Dionysiac
vsbacchantic
  • Literature
9.9

Wild, emotional energy like at a loud, joyful party

focuses on drunken, riotous festivity rather than artistic mood
carousing
vsbacchantic
7.9

Noisy, lively behavior at a party where people drink a lot

emphasizes resembling a reveler rather than the ongoing group action

Antonyms

sober
269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

restrained
5.3

Calm and controlled, not strong or showy

How Drunk

orgiastic
1 9.9
bacchantic
  • Archaic
9.9
intoxicated
  • NSFW
44 4.2
drunk
∞ 1.6
tipsy
  • Informal
18 4.8

Surface Forms

bacchantic positive

Morphology

bacchantic = bacchant (transparent) = bacchant + ic

Formed by the productive suffix '-ic' on 'bacchant', so the adjective clearly means 'relating to or resembling a bacchant/reveler'.

Etymology

The word bacchantic comes from Bacchus, the Roman 'god of wine' who was celebrated in loud, dancing festivals. So bacchantic describes wild, drunken behavior like people at a noisy, out-of-control party.