labyrinthine
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labyrinthine
- /ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/ UK
- /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ US
- /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪnˌθaɪn/ US
- /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪnˌθin/ US
Rhymes with -ɪnθaɪn, -ɪnθɪn, -ɪnθiːn
Where it comes from
From labyrinth + -ine from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).
adjective more labyrinthine · most labyrinthine
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Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.
As our train to Paris dashed through the labyrynthine flyovers at Porchefontaine, barely a mile from Versailles, the 75 m.p.h. limit was already almost attained.
Similar: labyrinthal, labyrinthean, labyrinthed, labyrinthial, labyrinthian, labyrinthic, labyrinthical, labyrinthiform, labyrinthlike
- Relating to the labyrinth of the inner ear.
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Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
Mamet, like one of his characters, invents a labyrinthine, convoluted spiel leading nowhere, and like a magician distracts us with his words while elaborately not producing a rabbit from his hat.
Similar: baffling, confusing, convoluted
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adj physically resembling a labyrinth
| Español | laberíntico |
|---|---|
| Português | labiríntico |
| Français | labyrinthique |
| Deutsch | labyrinthartig |
| Italiano | labirintico |
| Ελληνικά | λαβυρινθώδης lavyrinthódis, δαιδαλώδης daidalódis |
| Русский | лабиринтообразный labirintoobraznyj |
adj relating to the inner ear
| 中文 | 迷路的 mílù de |
|---|---|
| Italiano | labirintico |
adj twisting, convoluted, baffling
| Español | laberíntico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पेचीदा pecīdā |
| Português | labiríntico |
| Italiano | labirintico |
| Русский | запутанный zaputannyj, сло́жный slóžnyj, мудрёный mudrjónyj, тру́дный для понимания trúdnyj dlja ponimanija |
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