Circus vs. Carnival
Difference Between Circus and Carnival
Circusnoun
A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
The circus will be in town next week.Carnivalnoun
Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
Carnival of BrazilVenice CarnivalCircusnoun
A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.Carnivalnoun
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
Circusnoun
(figurative) A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
Carnivalnoun
(US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.
We all got to ride the merry-go-round when they brought their carnival to town.When the carnival came to town, every one wanted some cotton candy.Circusnoun
(historical) In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
Carnivalnoun
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
Circusnoun
A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.
Carnivalnoun
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival;
it was so funny it was a circusthe whole occasion had a carnival atmosphereCircusnoun
(obsolete) Circuit; space; enclosure.
Carnivalnoun
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
Circusverb
To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus
Circusnoun
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals;
he ran away from home to join the circusCircusnoun
performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals;
the children always love to go to the circusCircusnoun
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival;
it was so funny it was a circusthe whole occasion had a carnival atmosphereCircusnoun
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
Circusnoun
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent;
they used the elephants to help put up the circusCircusnoun
a genus of haws comprising the harriers
