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Showing words for CARNIVAL using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Carnival

carnival

7 Letter Words for Carnival

acrilan, carinal, carlina, clarain, clarina, cranial, varical

6 Letter Words for Carnival

acinar, arnica, calina, calvin, canali, canari, carina, carlin, carnal, carval, caviar, clarin, crinal, larcin, narial, narica, racial, variac, vicara

5 Letter Words for Carnival

acari, airan, alani, alvar, alvia, ancra, anlia, anvil, arain, arian, arval, avail, avian, cairn, calan, calin, canal, canli, carli, caval, cavia, cavil, cavin, clair, clava, clavi, craal, crain, incra, invar, laari, lanai, larin, larva, lavic, lavra, liana, linac, naira, naric, naval, navar, nival, ranal, ranli, ravin, rival, vanir, varan, varia, varna, vicar, vilna, vinal, vinca, viral, vraic

4 Letter Words for Carnival

aina, airn, aivr, alai, alan, alar, alca, alia, alin, anal, anil, arca, aria, aril, arna, arni, aval, cain, cair, carl, carn, cava, cira, cirl, clan, clar, clin, cliv, cran, crin, inca, incl, incr, iran, laic, lain, lair, lana, lari, larn, lava, liar, lina, lira, nail, nala, narc, navi, nirl, raca, raia, rail, rain, rana, rial, riva, vail, vain, vair, vali, vara, vari, vial, vica, vila, vina, virl, vril

3 Letter Words for Carnival

aal, aia, ail, ain, air, ala, alc, aln, ana, anc, ara, arc, arn, ava, avn, cai, cal, can, car, cav, cia, cir, civ, cli, clr, crl, cva, iaa, inc, inv, ira, iva, laa, lac, lai, lan, lar, lav, lca, lin, lir, lnr, naa, nar, nav, nil, rai, ran, ria, rin, riv, rna, vac, val, van, var, vcr, via, vic, vil, vin

Definitions for Carnival

[1] a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.
[2] any merrymaking, revelry, or festival, as a program of sports or entertainment: a winter carnival.
[3] the season immediately preceding Lent, often observed with merrymaking; Shrovetide.
[4] a festive occasion or period marked by merrymaking, processions, etc: esp in some Roman Catholic countries, the period just before Lent (as modifier ) a carnival atmosphere
[5] a travelling fair having merry-go-rounds, etc
[6] a show or display arranged as an amusement
[7] Australian a sports meeting

Words related to Carnival

fair, circus, revelry, gala, carousal, jamboree, festival, rout, fete, exposition, frolic, heyday, bacchanal, merrymaking, masquerade, fiesta, saturnalia, spree, conviviality, orgy

Words nearby Carnival

carnification, carnify, carniola, carnitas, carnitine, carnival, carnival glass, carnivalesque, carnivora, carnivore, carnivorous

Origin of Carnival

1540–50; < Italian carnevale, Old Italian carnelevare taking meat away, equivalent to carne flesh (< Latin carnem, accusative of caro ) + levare < Latin levāre to lift

Other words from Carnival

car·ni·val·esque , car·ni·val·like , adjective
pre·car·ni·val , adjective

Word origin for Carnival

C16: from Italian carnevale, from Old Italian carnelevare a removing of meat (referring to the Lenten fast)

Synonyms for Carnival

bacchanal, carousal, circus, conviviality, exposition, fair, feasting, festival, fete, fiesta, frolic, gala, heyday, jamboree, jollification, jubilee, masquerade, merrymaking, orgy, ragbag, revelry, rout, saturnalia, spree, Mardi Gras, amusement park, carny, grind show, side show, street fair