lent

As a verb lent

is past tense of lend.

As a proper noun Lent

is period of penitence for Christians before Easter.

As an adjective quadragesimal is

that lasts forty days.

As a proper noun lent

is period of penitence for christians before easter.

As an adjective lendable is

that can be lent.

As proper nouns the difference between lent and carnival

is that lent is period of penitence for Christians before Easter while Carnival is the season just before the beginning of the Roman Catholic season of Lent, when New Orleans has its Mardi Gras carnival.

As a verb lent

is past tense of lend.

As a noun carnival is

a festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.