complexity C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #16848 Meanings 1 noun The state of having many connected parts and being hard to understand. They were amazed by the complexity of modern computers. 2 noun A feature or detail that makes something complicated. The new tax law added several complexities for small businesses. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of having many... complexnessintricacy 2 noun · a feature or detail that... complication More complicacycomplicatecomplicatednesscomplicityinvolutionsophistication ↔ Opposites incomplexitysimplicityuncomplexity Word family Forms complexities Derived forms biocomplexitychaoplexitygeocomplexityhypercomplexityincomplexityovercomplexityultracomplexityuncomplexity Related forms complexcomplexificationcomplexuscomplicate Common collocations awesome complexity Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # complexity **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 16848 ## Meanings 1. The state of having many connected parts and being hard to understand. 2. A feature or detail that makes something complicated. ## Examples - They were amazed by the complexity of modern computers. - The new tax law added several complexities for small businesses. ## Synonyms - complexness - complicacy - complicate - complicatedness - complication - complicity - intricacy - involution - sophistication ## Antonyms - incomplexity - simplicity - uncomplexity ## Derived Forms - biocomplexity - chaoplexity - geocomplexity - hypercomplexity - incomplexity - overcomplexity - ultracomplexity - uncomplexity ## Related Forms - complex - complexification - complexus - complicate ## Etymology From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness. ## AI Etymology complexity is a noun. It is from complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness. Current senses include the state of having many connected parts and being hard to understand and a feature or detail that makes something complicated. Derived forms include biocomplexity, chaoplexity, geocomplexity, hypercomplexity, and incomplexity. Related words include complex, complexification, complexus, and complicate. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown