ALL meanings of labyrinth
lab·y·rinth
L l - 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
- noun labyrinth a mazelike pattern inlaid in the pavement of a church. 1
- noun labyrinth 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. 1
- noun labyrinth A maze, especially underground or covered. 1
- noun labyrinth maze 1
- noun labyrinth complicated path 1
- noun labyrinth complicated procedure or situation 1
- noun labyrinth anatomy: inner ear 1
- 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
- countable noun labyrinth If you describe a place as a labyrinth, you mean that it is made up of a complicated series of paths or passages, through which it is difficult to find your way. 0
- countable noun labyrinth If you describe a situation, process, or area of knowledge as a labyrinth, you mean that it is very complicated. 0
- noun labyrinth a mazelike network of tunnels, chambers, or paths, either natural or man-made 0
- noun labyrinth any complex or confusing system of streets, passages, etc 0
- noun labyrinth a complex or intricate situation 0
- noun labyrinth any system of interconnecting cavities, esp those comprising the internal ear 0
- noun labyrinth an enclosure behind a high-performance loudspeaker, consisting of a series of air chambers designed to absorb unwanted sound waves 0
- noun labyrinth a huge maze constructed for King Minos in Crete by Daedalus to contain the Minotaur 0
- noun labyrinth a structure containing an intricate network of winding passages hard to follow without losing one's way; maze 0
- noun labyrinth a complicated, perplexing arrangement, course of affairs, etc. 0
- noun labyrinth the inner ear 0
- noun labyrinth Part of the inner ear. 0
- noun labyrinth the labyrinthine structure built by Daedalus for King Minos of Crete, to house the Minotaur 0
- noun labyrinth (figuratively) Anything complicated and confusing, like a maze. 0
- verb labyrinth To enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth. 0
- verb labyrinth To arrange in the form of a labyrinth. 0