labyrinthine

C2 Topic:The Human Body
US /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ UK /ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/
adj Freq #95559

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

    A labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths.

  2. 2
    adj

    relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear

    Labyrinthine deafness.

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Synonyms
1 adj · resembling a labyrinth in... labyrinthianmazy
Word family
Derived forms intralabyrinthinelabyrinthinelynonlabyrinthineperilabyrinthineretrolabyrinthinetranslabyrinthine
Related forms labyrinthlabyrinthallabyrintheanlabyrinthedlabyrinthiallabyrinthianlabyrinthiclabyrinthicallabyrinthicallylabyrinthiformlabyrinthlike

Etymology

From labyrinth + -ine from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).

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