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/kəˈɹaʊz(ə)l/ · noun
(uncountable) The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption..
—The ſun vvas ſet—they had done their vvork; the nymphs had tied up their hair afreſh—and the ſvvains vvere preparing for a carouſal— […]
Drawing near, / Loud from the chambers of the bridge below, / Sounds of carousal came and song, / And unveiled women bade the advancing youth / Come merry-make with them.
He mingled with the Magnates of his land; / Join'd the carousals of the great and gay, […]
When Alcohol usurps the throne, and Sober Rationality is ejected, every other consideration is lost; that of having a regular 'spree' alone prevails:—the excited passions proclaim for a grand carousal.
The earth-spirit of Tema, who loved carousals, heard from afar the songs and laughter of the people on Nassau.
Use carousal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Carousal means (uncountable) The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption..
Common synonyms include carouse, carousing, spree, revel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
—The ſun vvas ſet—they had done their vvork; the nymphs had tied up their hair afreſh—and the ſvvains vvere preparing for a carouſal— […]
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