BYZANTINE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
   Hypernyms(s) Byzantine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Asian (what does Asian mean?)
   • Asiatic (what does Asiatic mean?)

BYZANTINE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue
   • devious
   Usage Example(s)
   • Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
   • a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements
   Similar To
   • artful (what does artful mean?)
2. Meaning
   • highly involved or intricate
   Synonym(s)
   • convoluted (what does convoluted mean?)
   • intricate (what does intricate mean?)
   • involved (what does involved mean?)
   • knotty (what does knotty mean?)
   • labyrinthine (what does labyrinthine mean?)
   • tangled (what does tangled mean?)
   • tortuous (what does tortuous mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the Byzantine tax structure
   • convoluted legal language
   • convoluted reasoning
   • intricate needlework
   • an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology
   • the plot was too involved
   • a knotty problem
   • got his way by lab
   Similar To
   • complex (what does complex mean?)
3. Meaning
   • of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
   Pertainym(s)
   • Byzantine Empire (what does Byzantine Empire mean?)
   • Byzantium (what does Byzantium mean?)
   • Eastern Roman Empire (what does Eastern Roman Empire mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
   Usage Example(s)
   • Byzantine monks
   • Byzantine rites
   Pertainym(s)
   • Orthodox Church (what does Orthodox Church mean?)
   • Orthodox Catholic Church (what does Orthodox Catholic Church mean?)
   • Eastern Orthodox Church (what does Eastern Orthodox Church mean?)
   • Eastern Church (what does Eastern Church mean?)
   • Eastern Orthodox (what does Eastern Orthodox mean?)