Carnivalesque
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Carnivalesque is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
Example Sentences
carnivalesque celebrations
The market has a lively, carnivalesque atmosphere.
Later representations at court would intensify the carnivalesque parodying of kingly figures to the point of converting them almost into buffoonesque figures […]
Separated by a winding five-mile road but unified in spirit, they embody all that is carnivalesque, yet comfortable, about an old roadside souvenir shop — just supersized.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carnivalic, carnivallike, circuslike, festivally, circusy, caravanlike.
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