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labyrinthine street

labyrinthine street

8.8
A street that winds a lot and makes it hard to find your way
  • noun
  • /ˌlæbəˈrɪnˌθin strit/
translation icon : calle laberíntica
  • Though relics remain, the labyrinthine streets are now swarming with Hondas and Vespas.

Examples

  • The city's labyrinthine streets create a picturesque yet confusing environment for drivers.

  • Here, centuries of commerce can be charted amid labyrinthine streets and tiny alleyways.

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  • Navigating the labyrinthine streets of the old town was a challenge for the tourists.

  • Even with GPS, I often find myself lost in the labyrinthine streets of this historic neighborhood.

Synonyms

labyrinth
vslabyrinthine street
31 7.4

A complicated set of connected paths that is hard to find your way through

is specifically about public ways rather than any complex passage structure
warren of streets
vslabyrinthine street
7.5

A confusing group of narrow winding streets that twist and turn

is broader and not limited to narrow lanes but still causes navigation difficulty

Antonyms

straight
  • Jargon
6 3.3

A part of a road or track without curves

How Complex

labyrinthine street
8.8
winding
2.7
curvy road
1 3.0
straight
  • Jargon
6 3.3

Surface Forms

labyrinthine street singular
labyrinthine streets plural

Morphology

labyrinthine + street

The meaning 'a street that is maze-like and hard to navigate' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'labyrinthine' (maze-like, exceedingly intricate) with 'street' (a public road). This is a straightforward adjectival modification following common composition patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Labyrinthine street paints a picture of a street that is like a labyrinth, a maze of narrow, twisting paths where people can easily 'get lost'. That's why it means a road or group of roads that are very twisty and 'hard to find your way' through.