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bacchanal

/ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
bac-cha-nal
IPA
/ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Bacchus or his festival.

adj

Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.

noun

A devotee of Bacchus.

noun

Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.

noun

The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.

noun

Drunken revelry; an orgy.

noun

A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.

noun

drama, ruckus, fiasco

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Bacchānālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl/
  • British English: /ˈbækənəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more bacchanal (comparative) most bacchanal (superlative) bacchanals (plural)

Derived Forms

bacchanalize

Synonyms

bacchanalian bacchic carousing orgiastic orgy debauch debauchery saturnalia riot bacchanalia drunken revelry

Rhymes With

anal morainal

Questions

How do you pronounce bacchanal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɑ kəˈnɑl/.
What does bacchanal mean?
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
Where does bacchanal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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