labyrinth

CEFRC1

/ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A confusing network of paths or passages that is difficult to navigate.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.

Examples

  • I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth.

  • The centipede navigated through the labyrinth of roots.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way.

  2. A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.

  3. A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths

More examples

In context

  • Walking meditatively through the labyrinth was soothing.

  • Whitney is absorbed especially by Dublin's unglamorous interstitial zones: the new housing estates and labyrinths of roads, watercourses and railways where the city peters into its commuter belt.

  • It is said to have been labyrinthed by secret exits and cunning contrivances to facilitate the escape of fugitives from the law.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English laberynt, laberynthe, from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).