labyrinthianadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌlab(ə)ˈrɪnθɪən/, U.S.

/ˌlæb(ə)ˈrɪnθiən/

Forms:

α. 1500s labyrynthian, 1500s– labyrinthian, 1600s laberinthian, 1600s labirinthian, 1600s labirynthian.

β. 1600s laborinthean, 1600s labyrinthaean, 1800s– labyrinthean.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: labyrinth n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < labyrinth n. + -ian suffix. Compare classical Latin labyrintheus of a labyrinth, post-classical Latin labyrinthius complicated, tortuous (5th cent. in Jerome), Byzantine Greek λαβυρίνθιος complicated, tortuous.With β. forms compare -ean suffix.

= labyrinthine adj. (in various senses). Formerly also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves > like a maze or labyrinth

forwrinked14..

mazy1579

coney-vaulted1585

labyrinthian1588

mazelike1596

labyrinth-like1601

Daedalian1607

labyrinthine1632

cuniculous1634

labyrinthed1641

labyrinthala1661

labyrinthiform1805

daedal1818

meandriform1857

mazed1920

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > intricate, complex

knottya1225

curiousc1400

labyrinthialc1540

labyrinthian1588

labyrinthicala1631

labyrinthic1632

labyrinthine1775

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having teeth > showing structure of the teeth

labyrinthic1841

labyrinthine1842

labyrinthian1854

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 42 This intricate Labyrynthian monument.

1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. vii. 66 His linnen collar Labyrinthian-set.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. vi. §7. 750 The Labyrinthian head of Martius could not allow of such plaine reason.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 15 The Labyrinthæan Mazes and web of the small arteries.

1729 D. Turner Disc. conc. Gleets p. xlii This most intricate Poison..may be intirely dissolv'd and wash'd out of all its Labyrinthian Recesses, by a strong Lixivium of Guajacum.

1745 E. Young Consolation 57 The Labyrinthian Turns they take, The Circles intricate, and mystic Maze.

1854 F. C. Bakewell Geol. vi. 43 This peculiar labyrinthian structure of the teeth.

1883 N. Hawthorne & J. Hawthorne Dr. Grimshawe's Secret xxi. 286 It is a labyrinthian house for its size, this old English Hall,—full of perplexity.

1910 Med. Rev. 59 126/1 Nystagmus, while not alone a labyrinthian symptom, should be pointed out as one of the constant signs of beginning labyrinthian diseases.

1968 Princeton Alumni Weekly 14 May 14/2 The Dean of the College..has created all of the labyrinthean procedures for having them [sc. student-initiated seminars] established on a full-credit basis.

2009 D. Cavallaro Art of Studio Gainax iv. 42 Jean frantically chases King through the Nautilus's labyrinthian passages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	labyrinthian
释义	labyrinthianadj.adv. Brit. /ˌlab(ə)ˈrɪnθɪən/, U.S. /ˌlæb(ə)ˈrɪnθiən/ Forms: α. 1500s labyrynthian, 1500s– labyrinthian, 1600s laberinthian, 1600s labirinthian, 1600s labirynthian. β. 1600s laborinthean, 1600s labyrinthaean, 1800s– labyrinthean. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: labyrinth n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < labyrinth n. + -ian suffix. Compare classical Latin labyrintheus of a labyrinth, post-classical Latin labyrinthius complicated, tortuous (5th cent. in Jerome), Byzantine Greek λαβυρίνθιος complicated, tortuous.With β. forms compare -ean suffix. = labyrinthine adj. (in various senses). Formerly also as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves > like a maze or labyrinth forwrinked14.. mazy1579 coney-vaulted1585 labyrinthian1588 mazelike1596 labyrinth-like1601 Daedalian1607 labyrinthine1632 cuniculous1634 labyrinthed1641 labyrinthala1661 labyrinthiform1805 daedal1818 meandriform1857 mazed1920 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > intricate, complex knottya1225 curiousc1400 labyrinthialc1540 labyrinthian1588 labyrinthicala1631 labyrinthic1632 labyrinthine1775 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having teeth > showing structure of the teeth labyrinthic1841 labyrinthine1842 labyrinthian1854 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 42 This intricate Labyrynthian monument. 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. vii. 66 His linnen collar Labyrinthian-set. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. v. vi. §7. 750 The Labyrinthian head of Martius could not allow of such plaine reason. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 15 The Labyrinthæan Mazes and web of the small arteries. 1729 D. Turner Disc. conc. Gleets p. xlii This most intricate Poison..may be intirely dissolv'd and wash'd out of all its Labyrinthian Recesses, by a strong Lixivium of Guajacum. 1745 E. Young Consolation 57 The Labyrinthian Turns they take, The Circles intricate, and mystic Maze. 1854 F. C. Bakewell Geol. vi. 43 This peculiar labyrinthian structure of the teeth. 1883 N. Hawthorne & J. Hawthorne Dr. Grimshawe's Secret xxi. 286 It is a labyrinthian house for its size, this old English Hall,—full of perplexity. 1910 Med. Rev. 59 126/1 Nystagmus, while not alone a labyrinthian symptom, should be pointed out as one of the constant signs of beginning labyrinthian diseases. 1968 Princeton Alumni Weekly 14 May 14/2 The Dean of the College..has created all of the labyrinthean procedures for having them [sc. student-initiated seminars] established on a full-credit basis. 2009 D. Cavallaro Art of Studio Gainax iv. 42 Jean frantically chases King through the Nautilus's labyrinthian passages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1588
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