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Unlike other young actors I've worked with who will remain nameless, Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry would never go out partying after work, but would immediately hunker down to start working on the reams of labyrinthine dialogue they had to navigate for the next day's work.
Mark Waters

Meaning of "labyrinthine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LABYRINTHINE

labyrinthine  [ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LABYRINTHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Labyrinthine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LABYRINTHINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

labyrinthine

Labyrinth

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, a mythical creature that was half man and half bull and was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. Daedalus had so cunningly made the Labyrinth that he could barely escape it after he built it. Theseus was aided by Ariadne, who provided him with a skein of thread, literally the "clew", or "clue", so he could find his way out again. In colloquial English, labyrinth is generally synonymous with maze, but many contemporary scholars observe a distinction between the two: maze refers to a complex branching puzzle with choices of path and direction; while a single-path labyrinth has only a single, non-branching path, which leads to the center. A labyrinth in this sense has an unambiguous route to the center and back and is not designed to be difficult to navigate.

Definition of labyrinthine in the English dictionary

The definition of labyrinthine in the dictionary is of or relating to a labyrinth. Other definition of labyrinthine is resembling a labyrinth in complexity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LABYRINTHINE


acanthine
əˈkænθaɪn
amaranthine
ˌæməˈrænθaɪn
amianthine
ˌæmɪˈænθaɪn
define
dɪˈfaɪn
design
dɪˈzaɪn
divine
dɪˈvaɪn
ethyne
ˈiːθaɪn
fine
faɪn
hotline
ˈhɒtˌlaɪn
hyacinthine
ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθaɪn
ianthine
aɪˈænθaɪn
Klein
klaɪn
Liechtenstein
ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn
ligne
laɪn
line
laɪn
mine
maɪn
nine
naɪn
offline
ˈɒfˌlaɪn
rhadamanthine
ˌrædəˈmænθaɪn
terebinthine
ˌtɛrɪˈbɪnθaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LABYRINTHINE

labradorescent
labradorite
labret
labrid
labroid
labrose
labrum
labrusca
labrys
Labuan
laburnum
labyrinth
labyrinth fish
labyrinthal
labyrinthian
labyrinthic
labyrinthical
labyrinthically
labyrinthitis
labyrinthodont

WORDS THAT END LIKE LABYRINTHINE

chine
fax machine
hypoxanthine
Josephine
machine
methylxanthine
moonshine
morphine
ornithine
Rhine
sewing machine
shine
slot machine
sunshine
thine
time machine
vending machine
washing machine
whine
xanthine

Synonyms and antonyms of labyrinthine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LABYRINTHINE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «labyrinthine» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of labyrinthine

Translation of «labyrinthine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LABYRINTHINE

Find out the translation of labyrinthine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of labyrinthine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «labyrinthine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迷路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laberíntica
570 millions of speakers

English

labyrinthine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेचीदा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيهي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лабиринт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

labiríntica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোলকধাঁধাতুল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

labyrinthique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Labyrinthine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

labyrinthisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

迷路のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Labyrinthine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng rắc rối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லேபிரிந்த்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घोटाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

labirent gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

labirintica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

labirynt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лабіринт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

labirintică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαιδαλώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

labirintjene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

labyrintisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

labyrintiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of labyrinthine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LABYRINTHINE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about labyrinthine

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2 QUOTES WITH «LABYRINTHINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word labyrinthine.
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Sophie Hannah
Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention.
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Mark Waters
Unlike other young actors I've worked with who will remain nameless, Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry would never go out partying after work, but would immediately hunker down to start working on the reams of labyrinthine dialogue they had to navigate for the next day's work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LABYRINTHINE»

Discover the use of labyrinthine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to labyrinthine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Labyrinthine Passages: The Reader Through the Text
By drawing together these works, it is possible in conclusion to note points of intersection and divergence between pre- and post-modern uses of the maze to characterize our epistemic position vis-a-vis mysteries.
Stephen Szolosi, 2007
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The Dance of Being: Man's Labyrinthine Rhythms : the Natural ...
This book continues the investigation, begun in Homo Quaerens: The Seeker and the Sought, into the generic traits of persons from a philosophic point of view.
Leonard Charles Feldstein, 1979
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Steps to Follow: The Comprehensive Treatment of Patients ...
Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex The tonic labyrinthine reflex is evoked by changes in the position of the head in space. It originates in the otolithic organs of the labyrinths and is believed to be integrated at brain-stem levels (K. Bobath 1974; ...
Patricia M. Davies, 2000
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Labyrinthine Depictions and Tempting Colors: The ...
Caroline J. Kappel. 2 © 2007 Caroline J. Kappel All Rights Reserved 3 This dissertation titled Labyrinthine Depictions and Tempting Colors: The.
Caroline J. Kappel, 2007
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Pathology of the Human Placenta
... Folded Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Folded Trabecular Villous Villous Villous Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Labyrinthine Villous ...
Kurt Benirschke, Graham J. Burton, Rebecca N Baergen, 2012
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Vertigo and Dizziness: Common Complaints
About 20% of cases are the result of a transverse petrous bone fracture with labyrinthine lesion and resulting rotatory vertigo and hearing loss, as well as possible injury to the facial nerve. Transverse petrous bone fractures cause vestibular ...
Thomas Brandt, Marianne Dieterich, Michael Strupp, 2007
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Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes
chapter. Q. Miscellaneous. vestibular. nerve. and. labyrinthine. disorders. ^x. Fig. 9.2. Imaging the ductus and saccus endolymphaticus by high. Unilateral or bilateral vestibular dysfunctions can be produced by conditions other than the ...
Thomas Brandt, 2003
8
Understanding Alain Robbe-Grillet
Camilio Jose Cela's The Hive, and Jorge Luis Borges's stories, including a selection published in Paris as Labyrinths in 1953, writers had used labyrinthine narratives to convey the complex, often menacing uncertainty of modern existence.
Roch C. Smith, 2000
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Imagining Culture: Essays in Early Modern History and Literature
The idea of labyrinthicity is a familiar one in contemporary criticism, as is attested, among other things, by the studies that have been produced on the labyrinthine aspects of modern culture and on the ideological and structural labyrinths in ...
Jonathan Locke Hart, 1996
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Illustration
Needlework, patient and intricate, woman's work in Ruskin' s sexist view, is like the labyrinthine intricacy of engraving or of biblical or Greek storytelling. Engraving may therefore be put, along with weaving and embroidery, under the double ...
Joseph Hillis Miller, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LABYRINTHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term labyrinthine is used in the context of the following news items.
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A pair of on-again, off-again lovers are center stage in Mozart's 'La …
While the plot may be labyrinthine at best, the music contains more than hints of the composer's genius. “There are moments of Mozart at his ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
2
Has 'El Chapo' turned the world's former most dangerous place into …
Though labyrinthine, the tagging has a simple aim, one of the punteros tells Cardona: “The pact is 'don't fuck it up, don't fuck around and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Heads over heels as love wreaks its devastating effect | The …
You can miss the lyrics, be lost in the labyrinthine meanings in a complex opera, but the framework of a love triangle leading to the ruin of ... «Budapest Times, Jul 15»
4
Lavish World of Middle Eastern Flavors | World Music Central.org
Dipping into a dense world filled with the strains of oud, santur and rabab, labyrinthine rhythms, delicious electronica and vocals that sound like ... «World Music Central, Jul 15»
5
Bordeaux Is Busy Building Wineries for the Next Generation of Food …
Gardeners were planting the first of six gardens that will include a labyrinthine maze for children. The official opening is May 2016.Château ... «Skift, Jul 15»
6
Blaster Master Now Available On The Wii U Virtual Console
If it had that, exploring some of the labyrinthine areas would be so much more enjoyable. Edit Delete. Reply. Submit. [+] View Conversation (0). «Game Informer, Jul 15»
7
The eventual horizon
... to building giant kayaks; their purpose was to carry a race of gentle kelp-eating nomads around the Pacific Northwest's labyrinthine fjords. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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How IoT Devices Make Security Compliance Even More Complex …
According to Jennifer Tharp, a security compliance analyst at OpenDNS, the world of compliance can be a labyrinthine of rules and guidelines, ... «OpenDNS Blog, Jul 15»
9
The top 5 Eid destinations that won't break the bank - Al Arabiya …
Amman's cultural highlights include getting lost in the winding, labyrinthine paths of its old city, and visiting the citadel and the ancient ruins of a ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
10
Showcasing Indian wedding
Designer Aditi Gupta meandered through labyrinthine lanes of Rajasthan cities to derive inspiration for her collection The Heritage Bride. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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