<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.</li><li>any merrymaking, revelry, or festival, as a program of sports or entertainment: a winter carnival.</li><li>Synonyms: holiday, fete, celebration, fair</li><li>the season immediately preceding Lent, often observed with merrymaking; Shrovetide.</li></ul>