- intricacy
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noun
(plural -cies)
Date: 1602
1. the quality or state of being intricate
2. something intricate <the intricacies of a plot>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
intricacy
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Intricacy — In tri*ca*cy, n.; pl. {Intricacies}. [From {Intricate}.] The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intricacy — index complex (entanglement), complication, entanglement (confusion), involution, predicament Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
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intricacy — [in′tri kə sē] n. 1. the quality or state of being intricate; complexity 2. pl. intricacies something intricate; involved matter, proceeding, etc … English World dictionary
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intricacy — [[t]ɪ̱ntrɪkəsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N of n Intricacy is the state of being made up of many small parts or details. Garments are priced from $100 to several thousand dollars, depending on the intricacy of the work. Syn: complexity … English dictionary
intricacy — noun VERB + INTRICACY ▪ comprehend, grasp, learn, master, understand, unravel ▪ I ve never mastered the intricacies of ballroom dancing. PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
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intricacy — noun 1 (countable usually plural) one of the small parts or details that together form a pattern, system, method etc: the intricacies of: I still haven t mastered the intricacies of the filing system. 2 (U) the state of containing a large number… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
