{ "daedal":{ "antonyms":[ "noncomplex", "noncomplicated", "plain", "simple", "uncomplicated" ], "definitions":{ ": adorned with many things":[ "visions of cloud and light and daedal earth are the airman's daily scene", "\u2014 Laurence Binyon" ], ": intricate":[ "the computer's daedal circuitry" ], ": skillful , artistic":[] }, "examples":[ "the daedal workings of the chime clock are a marvel to behold" ], "first_known_use":{ "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin daedalus , from Greek daidalos":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u0113-d\u1d4al" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "baroque", "byzantine", "complex", "complicate", "complicated", "convoluted", "elaborate", "intricate", "involute", "involved", "knotty", "labyrinthian", "labyrinthine", "sophisticated", "tangled" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021700", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "daemon":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a software program or process that runs in the background":[ "A mailer daemon installed on an e-mail system can respond to a piece of incorrectly addressed e-mail by generating an automated message to the sender that the message was undeliverable.", "\u2014 J. D. Biersdorfer" ], ": a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin":[ "the demons of drug and alcohol addiction", "confronting the demons of his childhood" ], ": a supernatural being whose nature is intermediate between that of a god and that of a human being":[], ": an attendant (see attendant entry 2 sense 1 ) power or spirit : genius":[], ": an evil spirit":[ "angels and demons" ], ": one that has exceptional enthusiasm, drive, or effectiveness":[ "a demon for work", "Doug, putting like a demon , had birdies on the third and sixth \u2026", "\u2014 Fred Tupper" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203826", "type":[ "noun" ] } }