Byzantine vs Conundrum - What's the difference?
byzantine | conundrum |
Overly complex or intricate.
Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
of a devious, usually stealthy manner, of practice.
(rare) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul)
(history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
(coin)
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
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A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
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As nouns the difference between byzantine and conundrum
is that byzantine is (historical) a byzant (coin) while conundrum is a difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.As an adjective byzantine
is .byzantine
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Alternative forms
* byzantineAdjective
(en adjective)- a Byzantine system of regulations
Noun
(en noun)conundrum
English
Noun
(en-noun)- “Why should I understand that, or anything else?” asked the girl. “Don’t bother my head by asking conundrums , I beg of you. Just let me discover myself in my own way.”
statement read before being sentenced to five months in prison
- And while I am more concerned about the well-being of others than for myself, more hurt for them and for their losses than for my own, more worried for their futures than for the future of Martha Stewart the person, you are faced with a conundrum , a problem of monumental, to me, proportions.