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labyrinthine
lab·y·rin·thine L0005800 (lăb′ə-rĭn′thĭn, -thēn′) or lab·y·rin·thi·an (-thē-ən)adj. Relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth: "the labyrinthine corridors ... of bureaucratic red tape" (William H. Hallahan).labyrinthine (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn) , labyrinthian or labyrinthicadj1. of or relating to a labyrinth2. resembling a labyrinth in complexity ˌlabyˈrinthically advlab•y•rin•thine (ˌlæb əˈrɪn θɪn, -θin) also lab•y•rin•thi•an (-θi ən) lab`y•rin′thic, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a labyrinth. 2. complicated; tortuous: labyrinthine reasoning. [1740–50] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | labyrinthine - relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness" | | 2. | labyrinthine - resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"labyrinthian, mazycomplex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
labyrinthineadjective1. mazelike, winding, tangled, intricate, tortuous, convoluted, mazy The streets of the Old City are narrow and labyrinthine.2. complex, puzzling, perplexing, involved, confused, tortuous, Byzantine, convoluted, knotty, Gordian, Daedalian his failure to understand the labyrinthine complexities of the situationlabyrinthineadjectiveDifficult to understand because of intricacy:byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, daedal, Daedalian, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, tangled.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeLabyrinthlabyrinthine
lab·y·rin·thine (lab'i-rin'thīn), Relating to any labyrinth or taking such form.lab·y·rin·thine (lab'i-rin'thēn) Relating to any labyrinth. labyrinthine Related to labyrinthine: labyrinthine reflex, labyrinthine dysfunction, labyrinthine fistula, labyrinthine righting reflex, labyrinthine vertigoSynonyms for labyrinthineadj mazelikeSynonyms- mazelike
- winding
- tangled
- intricate
- tortuous
- convoluted
- mazy
adj complexSynonyms- complex
- puzzling
- perplexing
- involved
- confused
- tortuous
- Byzantine
- convoluted
- knotty
- Gordian
- Daedalian
Synonyms for labyrinthineadj difficult to understand because of intricacySynonyms- byzantine
- complex
- complicated
- convoluted
- daedal
- Daedalian
- elaborate
- intricate
- involute
- involved
- knotty
- tangled
Synonyms for labyrinthineadj resembling a labyrinth in form or complexitySynonymsRelated Words |