labyrinthine C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ UK /ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #95559 Meanings 1 adj resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity A labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths. 2 adj relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear Labyrinthine deafness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · resembling a labyrinth in... labyrinthianmazy More complexintricatelabyrinthal Word family Derived forms intralabyrinthinelabyrinthinelynonlabyrinthineperilabyrinthineretrolabyrinthinetranslabyrinthine Related forms labyrinthlabyrinthallabyrintheanlabyrinthedlabyrinthiallabyrinthianlabyrinthiclabyrinthicallabyrinthicallylabyrinthiformlabyrinthlike Common collocations labyrinthine artery Adjective + noun Etymology From labyrinth + -ine from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”). λᾰβύρῐνθος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # labyrinthine **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 95559 ## Meanings 1. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity 2. relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear ## Examples - A labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths. - Labyrinthine deafness. ## Synonyms - labyrinthian - mazy - complex - intricate - labyrinthal ## Derived Forms - intralabyrinthine - labyrinthinely - nonlabyrinthine - perilabyrinthine - retrolabyrinthine - translabyrinthine ## Related Forms - labyrinth - labyrinthal - labyrinthean - labyrinthed - labyrinthial - labyrinthian - labyrinthic - labyrinthical - labyrinthically - labyrinthiform - labyrinthlike ## Roots and Affixes - Root: λᾰβύρῐνθος ## Etymology From labyrinth + -ine from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”). ## Topics - The Human Body markdown