labyrinthine

[ lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen ]

/ ˌlæb əˈrɪn θɪn, -θin /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.

complicated; tortuous: the labyrinthine byways of modern literature.

Also lab·y·rin·thi·an

[lab-uh-rin-thee-uh n] /ˌlæb əˈrɪn θi ən/, lab·y·rin·thic.

Origin of labyrinthine

First recorded in 1740–50; labyrinth + -ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM labyrinthine

lab·y·rin·thi·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby labyrinthine

labuan, laburnum, labyrinth, labyrinth fish, labyrinthectomy, labyrinthine, labyrinthine angiospasm, labyrinthine fluid, labyrinthine nystagmus, labyrinthine vein, labyrinthine vertigo

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Now its labyrinthine streets decked in shades of blue are open to visitors.

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Less literally, they are set in the labyrinthine world within.

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Director Christopher Nolan gave movie-going audiences an enormous amount of credit with this labyrinthine thriller.

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He was put off by the labyrinthine vetting procedure he would have had to go through, but ultimately the job itself was a bad fit.

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It has always been hard to believe that Bernie Madoff acted alone to carry off his labyrinthine conspiracy.

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Labyrinthine, subterranean, and full of subtleties as all these creeds appear to be, they are easy enough to comprehend.

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The landscape became to him a symbol, an emblem, a sign to guide him through the labyrinthine passes of his own soul.

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An attack of Menire's disease (labyrinthine vertigo) is often preceded by it.

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From the centre of the hall, whichever way we looked through the deepening gloom, there seemed no end to the labyrinthine ruins.

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We drank coffee, I paid the bill, and we went about rambling through the labyrinthine alleys of the Villa Aldobrandini.

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British Dictionary definitions for labyrinthine

labyrinthine

labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk)

/ (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn) /

adjective

of or relating to a labyrinth

resembling a labyrinth in complexity

Derived forms of labyrinthine

labyrinthically, adverb

Medical definitions for labyrinthine

labyrinthine

[ lăb′ə-rĭn′thĭn, -thēn′ ]

adj.

Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth.

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labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk)

adjective

Derived forms of labyrinthine

Medical definitions for labyrinthine

adj.

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labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk)

adjective

Derived forms of labyrinthine

Medical definitions for labyrinthine

adj.

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