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- [lab-uh-rinth]
- /ˈlæb ə rɪnθ/
- /ˈlæb.ə.rɪnθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lab-uh-rinth]
- /ˈlæb ə rɪnθ/
Definitions of labyrinth word
- noun labyrinth an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web. 1
- noun labyrinth 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. 1
- noun labyrinth a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings. Synonyms: warren, maze, jungle, snarl, tangle, knot. 1
- noun labyrinth 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. Synonyms: wilderness, jungle, forest; morass. 1
- noun labyrinth (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a vast maze built in Crete by Daedalus, at the command of King Minos, to house the Minotaur. 1
- noun labyrinth 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. 1
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Origin of labyrinth
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin labyrinthus < Greek labýrinthos; replacing earlier laborynt < Medieval Latin laborintus, Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Labyrinth
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labyrinth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for labyrinth
noun labyrinth
- tangle — to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
- riddle — a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
- web — something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
- complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
- convolution — Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
Antonyms for labyrinth
noun labyrinth
- simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- organization — the act or process of organizing.
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