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Definitions for Labyrinth
[1] an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
[2] a maze of paths bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden, for the amusement of those who search for a way out.
[3] a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings.
[4] any confusingly intricate state of things or events; a bewildering complex: His papers were lost in an hellish bureaucratic labyrinth. After the death of her daughter, she wandered in a labyrinth of sorrow for what seemed like a decade.
[5] (initial capital letter ) Classical Mythology . a vast maze built in Crete by Daedalus, at the command of King Minos, to house the Minotaur.
[6] Anatomy . the internal ear, consisting of a bony portion (bony labyrinth) and a membranous portion (membranous labyrinth) . the aggregate of air chambers in the ethmoid bone, between the eye and the upper part of the nose.
[7] a mazelike pattern inlaid in the pavement of a church.
[8] Also called acoustic labyrinth, acoustical labyrinth . Audio . a loudspeaker enclosure with air chambers at the rear for absorbing sound waves radiating in one direction so as to prevent their interference with waves radiated in another direction.
[9] a mazelike network of tunnels, chambers, or paths, either natural or man-made Compare maze (def. 1)
[10] any complex or confusing system of streets, passages, etc
[11] a complex or intricate situation
[12] any system of interconnecting cavities, esp those comprising the internal ear another name for internal ear
[13] electronics an enclosure behind a high-performance loudspeaker, consisting of a series of air chambers designed to absorb unwanted sound waves
[14] Greek myth a huge maze constructed for King Minos in Crete by Daedalus to contain the Minotaur
Words related to Labyrinth
tangle, riddle, web, complication, convolution, puzzle, perplexity, intricacy, snarl, mesh, jungle, knot, entanglement, coil, problem, skein, morass
Words nearby Labyrinth
labroid, labrum, labrusca, labuan, laburnum, labyrinth, labyrinth fish, labyrinthectomy, labyrinthine, labyrinthine angiospasm, labyrinthine fluid
Origin of Labyrinth
1540–50; < Latin labyrinthus < Greek labýrinthos; replacing earlier laborynt < Medieval Latin laborintus, Latin, as above
Word origin for Labyrinth
C16: via Latin from Greek laburinthos, of obscure origin
Synonyms for Labyrinth
tangle, coil, complication, convolution, entanglement, intricacy, jungle, knot, mesh, morass, perplexity, problem, puzzle, riddle, skein, snarl, web