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labyrinthine


 
  Grep  of  noun  labyrinthine 
  labyrinthine  artery 
  labyrinthine  sense 
  labyrinthine  vein 
 
  Overview  of  adj  labyrinthine 
 
  The  adj  labyrinthine  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  labyrinthine  --  (relating  to  or  affecting  or  originating  in  the  inner  ear;  "labyrinthine  deafness") 
  2.  labyrinthine,  labyrinthian,  mazy  --  (resembling  a  labyrinth  in  form  or  complexity;  "a  labyrinthine  network  of  tortuous  footpaths") 
  3.  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous  --  (highly  involved  or  intricate;  "the  Byzantine  tax  structure";  "convoluted  legal  language";  "convoluted  reasoning";  "intricate  needlework";  "an  intricate  labyrinth  of  refined  phraseology";  "the  plot  was  too  involved";  "a  knotty  problem";  "got  his  way  by  labyrinthine  maneuvering";  "Oh,  what  a  tangled  web  we  weave"-  Sir  Walter  Scott;  "tortuous  legal  procedures";  "tortuous  negotiations  lasting  for  months") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  labyrinthine 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  labyrinthine 
 
  Sense  2 
  labyrinthine,  labyrinthian,  mazy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  complex)  ->  simple 
 
  Sense  3 
  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  complex)  ->  simple 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  labyrinthine 
 
  3  senses  of  labyrinthine 
 
  Sense  1 
  labyrinthine 
  Pertains  to  noun  labyrinth  (Sense  2) 
  =>inner  ear,  internal  ear,  labyrinth 
  =>  sense  organ,  sensory  receptor,  receptor 
 
  Sense  2 
  labyrinthine,  labyrinthian,  mazy 
  =>  complex  (vs.  simple) 
 
  Sense  3 
  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous 
  =>  complex  (vs.  simple) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  labyrinthine 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  labyrinthine 
 
  labyrinthine  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  labyrinthine 
  labyrinthine 
 
  Overview  of  adj  labyrinthine 
 
  The  adj  labyrinthine  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  labyrinthine  --  (relating  to  or  affecting  or  originating  in  the  inner  ear;  "labyrinthine  deafness") 
  2.  labyrinthine,  labyrinthian,  mazy  --  (resembling  a  labyrinth  in  form  or  complexity;  "a  labyrinthine  network  of  tortuous  footpaths") 
  3.  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous  --  (highly  involved  or  intricate;  "the  Byzantine  tax  structure";  "convoluted  legal  language";  "convoluted  reasoning";  "intricate  needlework";  "an  intricate  labyrinth  of  refined  phraseology";  "the  plot  was  too  involved";  "a  knotty  problem";  "got  his  way  by  labyrinthine  maneuvering";  "Oh,  what  a  tangled  web  we  weave"-  Sir  Walter  Scott;  "tortuous  legal  procedures";  "tortuous  negotiations  lasting  for  months") 



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