/ Dictionary / Index A Ariadne: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ar•i•ad•ne Pronunciation: (ar"ē-ad'nē), [key] — n. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus. a female given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ariadne (Thesaurus) aria da capo Arian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language