Added 10 October 2026 daedalus noun Categories: PeopleRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about daedalus at Wordnik → Where our words come from → (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus. Related Words: mazeicarusitylusixionlabyrinthitylosdeidamiapegasusdeucalionpigasusiacchosdanaus Back to today's word