Agency Dictionary

Maze

nounPronunciation: /meɪz/

In Portuguese: Labirinto

Play & Sport

What does “Maze” mean?

A complex network of interconnected paths, passages, or obstacles designed to puzzle and challenge navigation.

Etymology

From Middle English mase (bewilderment) and masen (to bewilder, confuse), related to Old English amasian (to confound). Its further origin is uncertain. It is related to amaze. The sense of a physical network of paths designed to confuse developed from the verb's figurative meaning.

Synonyms

labyrinth
puzzle
tangle
warren

Word family

amaze
amazing
amazement

Rhymes with

daze
gaze
haze
phrase
blaze
graze
craze

Usage examples

If we are to imagine a maze, we can immediately understand that within its puzzling structure, there will be a way in and a way out.
Design.0 - Beyond the Surface of Forms
If we are to imagine a maze, we can immediately understand that within its puzzling structure, there will be a way in and a way out.

Concepts

Source editions

Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.

Design.0 - Beyond the Surface of FormsMay 10, 2023Read the edition

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