adjective · rare

labyrinthine

labyrinthine · more labyrinthine · most labyrinthine

лабиринтообразный, запутанный, сложный, мудрёный

labyrinthartig

Physically resembling a labyrinthPhysically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.

UK/ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/US/ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/

» Tatoeba is starting to look like one of Borges' labyrinthine libraries.

Meaning

3 senses

Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.
labyrinthartig
лабиринтообразныйlabirintoobraznyj
resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
Relating to the labyrinth of the inner ear.
relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
(figuratively)Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
запутанныйzaputannyj, сло́жныйslóžnyj, мудрёныйmudrjónyj

1 sentences

Tatoeba is starting to look like one of Borges' labyrinthine libraries.
CC BY · Tatoeba · darinmex · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

physically resembling a labyrinth:

twisting, convoluted, baffling:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

physically resembling a labyrinth:

From labyrinth + -ine from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

more labyrinthine, most labyrinthine

Comparative	more labyrinthine Lesson
Superlative	most labyrinthine Lesson

regular

18 synonyms

Close in meaning

resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity:labyrinthian mazy
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious:Byzantine convoluted involved knotty tangled tortuous

16 related words

2 lessons