labyrinth
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labyrinth
- /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/
- /ˈlæb.ɹɪnθ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English laberynt, laberynthe, from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).
noun labyrinths
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A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way.
Mrs. Churchill liked the interminable labyrinths of the Cyrus and the Cassandra, because she had liked them in the days of her girlhood. Youth identifies itself with the romance; it is the heroic knight, or the lovely lady, of which it reads; it lives amid those fine creations; its sweetest hours ar
Similar: maze
- A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.
- A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths
- Anything complicated and confusing in structure, arrangement, or character. Recent investigations into alleged wrongdoings at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveal an apparent labyrinth of deceit, competitiveness, and a sluggish approach to fighting AIDS/ARC.
- A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance, consisting of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).
- An accessory respiratory organ of certain fish.
- Any of various satyrine butterflies of the genus Neope.
verb labyrinths · labyrinthing · labyrinthed
- To enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth.
- To arrange in the form of a labyrinth. It is said to have been labyrinthed by secret exits and cunning contrivances to facilitate the escape of fugitives from the law.
- To twist and wind, following a labyrinthine path. We labyrinthed through it, meeting scores of panty-clad and moccasined Indians and barefoot women and girls toiling marketward under atrocious burdens; for the day was Sunday.
- To become lost and confused, as if in a labyrinth. They arrive at their different destinations long before day, and make their attack about day-break, and seldom fail to kill or make prisoners of the whole family, as the people know nothing of the matter until they are thus labyrinthed.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: maze, internal ear, inner ear, jungle, rishi, tangle, warren, catacomb, network, web, puzzle, intricacy, coil, entanglement, complexity, convolution
Translations
Every language
noun maze
| Español | laberinto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미로 miro |
| 日本語 | 迷路 meiro, 迷宮 meikyū |
| 中文 | 明陣 /明阵, 迷宮 /迷宫 mígōng |
| हिन्दी | भूलभुलैया bhūlbhulaiyā |
| Português | labirinto |
| Français | labyrinthe |
| Deutsch | Labyrinth |
| Italiano | labirinto |
| Ελληνικά | λαβύρινθος lavýrinthos |
| Română | labirint |
| Русский | лабири́нт labirínt |
| Tiếng Việt | mê cung, mê hồn trận |
| العربية | مَتَاهَة matāha |
| עברית | מָבוֹךְ mavókh, לָבִּירִינְת labirínt |
noun anything complicated or confusing
| Español | laberinto, dédalo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | भूलभुलैया bhūlbhulaiyā, उलझन uljhan |
| Português | labirinto |
| Italiano | meandro |
noun part of inner ear
| Español | laberinto |
|---|---|
| Português | labirinto |
| Deutsch | Labyrinth |
| Italiano | labirinto |
| Ελληνικά | λαβύρινθος lavýrinthos |
Talk about this word "labyrinth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/labyrinth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. labyrinth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/labyrinth "labyrinth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/labyrinth.Cite this
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