intricacy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɪntrɪkəsi/ UK /ˈɪntrɪkəsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being complex; a complicated detail The intricacy of the clockwork astonished the apprentice. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... complexitycomplicationelaboratenessconvolutionentanglementinvolution ↔ Opposites simplicityplainness Word family Related forms intricateintricately Etymology AI details From intricate (from Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare 'to entangle') plus the noun-forming suffix -cy. intricare Latin tricae Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intricacy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪntrɪkəsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntrɪkəsi/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being complex; a complicated detail ## Examples - The intricacy of the clockwork astonished the apprentice. ## Synonyms - complexity - complication - elaborateness - convolution - entanglement - involution ## Antonyms - simplicity - plainness ## Related Forms - intricate - intricately ## Roots and Affixes - Root: intricare - Root: tricae ## Etymology From intricate (from Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare 'to entangle') plus the noun-forming suffix -cy. ## AI Etymology Intricacy comes from intricate (from Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare 'to entangle') plus the noun-forming suffix -cy. The etymological trail includes Latin intricare and Latin tricae. As a noun, intricacy means the quality of being complex; a complicated detail. The same family is visible in related forms such as intricate and intricately. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown