carnivalistic

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adjective

Of or relating to carnival.

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Meanings

adjectivecarnivalistic (comparative more carnivalistic, superlative most carnivalistic)

comparative more carnivalistic · superlative most carnivalistic

  1. Of or relating to carnival.

    The hyperbolic exchange of identities […] suggests a form of carnivalistic play.

    2007, Sean Brayton, “MTV's Jackass: Transgression, Abjection and the Economy of White Masculinity”, in Journal of Gender Studies, volume 16, page 63

Origin

From carnival + -istic.

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Translations

Finnish karnevaali-
  • karnevaali-of or relating to carnival
Russian карнава́льный
  • карнава́льный (karnaválʹnyj)of or relating to carnival
Cite this entry
APA

carnivalistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivalistic

MLA

“carnivalistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivalistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carnivalistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivalistic.

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