Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnivalesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: car-ni-va-lesque
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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."
"“Euphoria” is a big, vulgar, carnivalesque thing—an extreme, often-disgusting vision of a rapacious, pitiless America where everyone is fighting for scraps before Empire finally collapses and God turns off the lights."

Etymology

Etymology tree English carnival French -esquebor. English -esque English carnivalesque From carnival + -esque.

Inflected Forms

more carnivalesque (comparative) most carnivalesque (superlative)

Questions

What does carnivalesque mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
Where does carnivalesque come from?: Etymology tree English carnival French -esquebor. English -esque English carnivalesque From carnival + -esque.

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