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labyrinthine
Labyrinthine (adj) means Shaped like a maze.
adj
1
Shaped like a maze.
"Crane trotted along the labyrinthine corridors of deck 3, accompanied by a young marine with close-cropped blond hair."
— Lincoln Child, Deep Storm (2011)
2
(anatomy) Relating to the labyrinth inside the ear.
3
Very complicated and difficult to follow or understand.
"By coupling "essence" with "name" within a series of contraposed pairs of names, Socrates indicates the point to which he thinks his labyrinthine argument has led so far in the Cratylus."
— Michael W. Riley, Plato's Cratylus: Argument (2005)
"Northrop Frye called the novel “a kind of ‘midrash’ on the book of Job,” one that reimagines the opaque nature of divine justice as a labyrinthine modern bureaucracy."
— Meghan O'Gieblyn (2021)
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Etymology
Formed from labyrinth and -ine, ultimately from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).
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What is the meaning of labyrinthine?
"labyrinthine" (adj) means shaped like a maze.
What is another word for labyrinthine?
Other words for "labyrinthine" include tangled, Byzantine, mazy, labyrinthian, convoluted, knotty.
What is the opposite of labyrinthine?
The opposite of "labyrinthine" is simple.
What are the different meanings of labyrinthine?
"labyrinthine" has 3 main meanings: 1. Shaped like a maze; 2. (anatomy) Relating to the labyrinth inside the ear; 3. Very complicated and difficult to follow or understand.
