labyrinth

lab-y-rinth · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A complicated network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.

  2. 2.

    (Greek Mythology) The maze built by Daedalus for King Minos of Crete to contain the Minotaur.

  3. 3.

    (Anatomy) The complex system of interconnecting cavities and canals of the inner ear.

  4. 4.

    Any intricate or confusing arrangement.

Forms

plural: labyrinths

Related words

See also: labyrinthine, labyrinths, maze
Synonyms: maze, network, tangle

Etymology

From Greek labyrinthos, the name of the maze in Crete, of uncertain earlier origin.