Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login / Register - It's free!

gordian Definition

Cancel
Login to Create a ListRegister for Free!
gordian
noun(Gor-di-an knot)
an intricate problem; especially : a problem insoluble in its own terms —often used in the phrase cut the Gordian knot
gordian
noun(Gor-di-an knot)
a knot tied by Gordius, king of Phrygia, held to be capable of being untied only by the future ruler of Asia, and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword
gordian
idiom(Gor-di-an knot)
to solve a difficult problem in a very direct way by doing something forceful or extreme

Words Related to gordian!

complex, knot, fringe benefit, node, granny knot, nowed, stopper knot, square knot, aliquant, carrick bend, actuary, insphere, exigence, intrust, iasis, inknot, gordius, flat knot, reef knot, inceptor, somatics, nodated, sheet bend, enroller, enodation, expt, ranal, untangle, feaze, discoverture, formicary, gordian knot, iatric, pareto, disability insurance, gowdie, tangle, conject, spia, insurance, gimmal, regence, healthcare, insnarl, nareb, akw, transplace, erisa, cost containment, van dyck, overhand knot, nehi, ancile, unentangle, writhen, physician, synesis, knottiness, investment advisor, lamster, aequus, structured, wellness, valen, ballow, primary care physician, gerontologist, payor, arag, conatus, nawl, noesis, aruspex, pyramis, torquated, principia, calibre, intertangle, achates, murex, darer, wall knot, mantissa, health care, contortuplicate, athene, enode, esop, plic, small stuff, castanea, fnis, feazings, ingerman, intertwist, jagen, flype, disentwine, palladian, volante,

gordian Examples by Brain Bank Users