Associations to the word «Gordian»
Noun
- Knot
- Carthage
- Malone
- Prefect
- Yoke
- Antonia
- Emperor
- Iii
- Wafer
- Persian
- Antioch
- Marcus
- Worm
- Persia
- Coinage
- Claudius
- Pius
- Megan
- Philip
- Roman
- Sean
- Mozambique
- Augusta
- Alexander
- Revolt
- Ashley
- Sword
- Reign
- Roger
- Caesar
- Arab
- Augustus
- Grandson
- Senate
- Legion
- Inscription
- Julia
- Rome
- Ad
- Twist
- Empress
- Consul
- Throne
- Ii
- Imperial
- Successor
- Rebellion
- Legend
- Jose
- Defeat
- Riot
- Great
- Africa
- Mystery
- Grandfather
- Senator
- Problem
- Investment
- Elder
- Campaign
- Governor
- Battle
- Province
- Guard
- Virus
- Throat
- Th
- Asia
- Eric
- Solution
- Circumstance
- Jason
- Desk
- Fate
- Knife
- Chest
- Lock
Adjective
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Wiktionary
GORDIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.
GORDIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia
GORDIAN, adjective. Of the Gordian knot.
GORDIAN, adjective. Twisted; convoluted; tied as a knot.
GORDIAN, proper noun. Gordianus, name of three Roman emperors.
GORDIAN, adjective. Alternative form of Gordian
GORDIAN KNOT, noun. The legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium.
GORDIAN KNOT, noun. (by extension) Any intricate and complex problem having a simple solution.
GORDIAN KNOTS, noun. Plural of Gordian knot
GORDIAN WORM, noun. A horsehair worm (Nematomorpha), that fatally parasitizes insects and crustacea in its larval stage.
GORDIAN WORMS, noun. Plural of Gordian worm
Dictionary definition
GORDIAN, adjective. Extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.