maze en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- māz
- (US) audio
- /ˈmeɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English mase, from Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps from Old English *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”); akin to Old English āmasian (“to perplex, confound”), Icelandic masa (“to chatter”). More at amaze.
Meanings
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A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
There's plenty for toddlers too: experience the Wild West in Bear City, play with sand diggers, splash in the paddling pool and discover meerkats, reptiles and alpacas in the Zoo-Farm. Rain doesn't stop play, just head for the indoor fun factory with a rocking and rolling tugboat, mirror maze, ferris wheel and soft play.
2012 May 30, Hayley Spurway, “Top 10 family days out in south Devon”, in the Guardian:
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Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
The project developer, Poseidon Resources Corp., has been winding its way through a maze of state and local agencies for six years
2009 May 11, “Nation's largest desal project faces financing hurdles”, in New York Times:A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.
1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 1, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
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(archaic) A confusion of thought; a state of bewilderment.
But first they came to Canterbury, an olde Citie, somewhat decayed, yet beautiful to behold, most famous for a Cathedrall Church, the very Maiestie whereoff, stroke them into a maze, where they saw many monuments, and heard tell of greater, then either they euer saw, or easely would beleeue.
1580, John Lyly, “Euphues and His England”, in The Complete Works of John Lyly, published 1906, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mazes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
submaze · water maze · island maze · mazey · turf maze · unicursal maze · hedge maze · mazeful · mazework · Y-maze · mizmaze · extramaze · tube maze · intramaze · intermaze · bemaze · mazy · mazed · logic maze · bead maze · Cincinnati water maze · watermaze · radiation maze · mazement · mazal · T-maze · mazelike · Morris water maze
Synonyms
uncertainty · perplexity · warren
Translations (88)
sq labirint (puzzle to get through) · cs bludiště (puzzle to get through) · sl blodnjak (puzzle to get through) · pl labirynt (puzzle to get through) · fi sokkelo (puzzle to get through) · de Irrgarten (puzzle to get through) · fa لابیرِنت (puzzle to get through) · mk лавири́нт (puzzle to get through) · uz labirint (puzzle to get through) · sh lavìrint (puzzle to get through) · az labirint (puzzle to get through) · my ဝင်္ကပါ (puzzle to get through) · sk labyrint (puzzle to get through) · lo ວົງກົດ (puzzle to get through) · pt labirinto (puzzle to get through) · sv irrgång (puzzle to get through) · fa هِزارخَم (puzzle to get through) · hy լաբիրինթոս (puzzle to get through) · et labürint (puzzle to get through) · nl labyrint (puzzle to get through) · ky лабиринт (puzzle to get through) · he לָבִּירִינְת (puzzle to get through) · eo labirinto (puzzle to get through) · sk bludisko (puzzle to get through) · th วงกต (puzzle to get through) · sq qorrsokak (puzzle to get through) · gl enfondura (puzzle to get through) · ar مَتَاهَة (puzzle to get through) · sl labirint (puzzle to get through) · it labirinto (puzzle to get through) · cy drysle (puzzle to get through) · kk шытырман (puzzle to get through) · sv labyrint (puzzle to get through) · hi भूलभुलैया (puzzle to get through) · vo pölagad (puzzle to get through) · sh лавѝринт (puzzle to get through) · fa هِزارتو (puzzle to get through) · id taman sesat (puzzle to get through) · pl błędnik (puzzle to get through) · gd ioma-shlighe (puzzle to get through) · cs labyrint (puzzle to get through) · hy բավիղ (puzzle to get through) · yue 迷宮 /迷宫 (puzzle to get through) · he מָבוֹךְ (puzzle to get through) · da labyrint (puzzle to get through) · vi mê cung (puzzle to get through) · km របត់ (puzzle to get through) · es laberinto (puzzle to get through) · ms labirin (puzzle to get through) · cy drysfa (puzzle to get through) · ca dèdal (puzzle to get through) · ka ლაბირინთი (puzzle to get through) · hu labirintus (puzzle to get through) · yi לאַבירינט (puzzle to get through) · gl enxangada (puzzle to get through) · ug سىرلىق ئوردا (puzzle to get through) · grc λαβύρινθος (puzzle to get through) · lv labirints (puzzle to get through) · ja 迷路 (puzzle to get through) · ms pagar sesat (puzzle to get through) · ur بھُول بھُلیاں (puzzle to get through) · lt labirintas (puzzle to get through) · ja 迷宮 (puzzle to get through) · ro labirint (puzzle to get through) · nb labyrint (puzzle to get through) · it meandro (puzzle to get through) · fi labyrintti (puzzle to get through) · mn лабиринт (puzzle to get through) · ca laberint (puzzle to get through) · tg лабиринт (puzzle to get through) · ko 미로 (puzzle to get through) · id labirin (puzzle to get through) · fr labyrinthe (puzzle to get through) · be лабіры́нт (puzzle to get through) · el λαβύρινθος (puzzle to get through) · bg лабири́нт (puzzle to get through) · tr labirent (puzzle to get through) · gl labirinto (puzzle to get through) · fr dédale (puzzle to get through) · uk лабіри́нт (puzzle to get through) · is völundarhús (puzzle to get through) · ru лабири́нт (puzzle to get through) · sh labìrint (puzzle to get through) · cmn 迷宮 /迷宫 (puzzle to get through) · la labyrinthus (puzzle to get through) · sh лабѝринт (puzzle to get through) · nl doolhof (puzzle to get through) · ko 미궁 (puzzle to get through)