intricacy

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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... complexity complication elaborateness convolution entanglement involution

Opposites

simplicity plainness

Word family

Related forms intricate intricately

Etymology

From intricate (from Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare 'to entangle') plus the noun-forming suffix -cy.

intricare Latin tricae Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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