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- Dictionarylabyrinth/ˈlab(ə)rɪnθ/
noun
- 1. a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze: "you lose yourself in a labyrinth of little streets" Similar
- 2. a complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).
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labyrinth noun [C] (CONFUSING PATH/SITUATION) Add to word list. literary. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: Finally, through a labyrinth of corridors she found his office. Synonym. maze (PLACE) literary. something that is very confusing: He was no stranger to the labyrinth of love.
The meaning of LABYRINTH is a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. How to use labyrinth in a sentence. Is there a difference between maze and labyrinth?
The system of interconnecting canals and spaces that make up the inner ear of many vertebrates. The labyrinth has both a bony component, made up of the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the vestibule, and a membranous one. In classical mythology, a vast maze on the island of Crete.
LABYRINTH meaning: 1. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: 2. something…. Learn more.
If you describe a place as a labyrinth, you mean that it is made up of a complicated series of paths or passages.
A labyrinth is a structure with many connected paths or passages in which it is hard to find your way. In figurative use, a labyrinth is a complicated situation: our tax code is a labyrinth of rules and regulations.
noun. /ˈlæbərɪnθ/ (formal) a complicated series of paths, which it is difficult to find your way through. We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets. (figurative) a labyrinth of rules and regulations. compare maze. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
1. maze, jungle, tangle, coil, snarl, entanglement a labyrinth of corridors. 2. intricacy, puzzle, complexity, riddle, complication, tangle, maze, entanglement, perplexity, convolution, knotty problem a labyrinth of conflicting political interpretations.
LABYRINTH meaning: 1 : a place that has many confusing paths or passages maze; 2 : something that is extremely complicated or difficult to understand.
Labyrinth Definition. A structure consisting of an intricate network of winding passages bordered as by walls or hedges; specif., such a structure designed for prayer and meditation: technically, a labyrinth (unlike a maze) contains no dead ends and consists of a single path leading to a center.
