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- [kahr-nee]
- /ˈkɑr ni/
- /kˈɑːni/
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- [kahr-nee]
- /ˈkɑr ni/
Definitions of carny word
- verb carny to coax or cajole 3
- noun carny a person who works in a carnival 3
- noun carny carnival (sense 3) 3
- noun carny a person who works in such a carnival 3
- noun plural carny a person employed by a carnival. 1
- noun plural carny carnival (def 1). 1
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Origin of carny
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; carn(ival) + -y2
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Parts of speech for Carny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
carny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carny
noun carny
- fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- circus — A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
- revelry — reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.
- gala — festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.
- carousal — a merry drinking party
Top questions with carny
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