Synonyms for labyrinth
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lab-uh-rinth |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæb ə rɪnθ |
Top 10 synonyms for labyrinth Other synonyms for the word labyrinth
Définition of labyrinth
Origin :- c.1400, laberynthe (late 14c. in Latinate form laborintus) "labyrinth, maze," figuratively "bewildering arguments," from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos "maze, large building with intricate passages," especially the structure built by Daedelus to hold the Minotaur near Knossos in Crete, from a pre-Greek language; perhaps related to Lydian labrys "double-edged axe," symbol of royal power, which fits with the theory that the labyrinth was originally the royal Minoan palace on Crete and meant "palace of the double-axe." Used in English for "maze" early 15c., and in figurative sense of "confusing state of affairs" (1540s).
- noun maze, complexity
- All this year's work, then, has been the threading of the labyrinth.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- I wished I had never entered the labyrinth which was leading me, I knew not whither.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- To the southeast of it was a section known as the Labyrinth.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- These little chambers are surrounded by a labyrinth of passages.
- Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
- To attempt to find their way through the labyrinth was folly.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
- Nothing could be discovered upon it, but a labyrinth of wavy and sweepy lines.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- The floor, of which the pattern forms a labyrinth, was completed in 1870.
- Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous
- Laughing light-heartedly, they plunged into a labyrinth of dark streets.
- Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
- I wonder if the Labyrinth mine is so much of a labyrinth after all?
- Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
- It was an hour before the saloon was found in that labyrinth of cast-iron.
- Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer
Antonyms for labyrinth
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