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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmplɛks/
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From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectō (“to weave, braid”). May be analyzed as com- + -plex. See complect. Doublet of complexus.

243 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: խճճված (xččvac) — intricate
• Armenian: բարդ (bard) — intricate
• Bhojpuri: जटिल (jaṭil) — intricate
• Bulgarian: сло́жен (slóžen) — intricate
• Bulgarian: съставен (sǎstaven) — intricate
• Catalan: complex — intricate
• Chinese Cantonese: 繁複 /繁复 (faan4 fuk1) — intricate
• Chinese Mandarin: 繁複 /繁复 (fánfù) — intricate
• Dutch: complex — intricate
• Dutch: ingewikkeld — intricate
• Finnish: monimutkainen — intricate
• Finnish: monitahoinen — intricate
• Finnish: kompleksinen — intricate
• French: complexe — intricate
• Galician: complexo — intricate
• Georgian: რთული (rtuli) — intricate
• Georgian: კომპლექსური (ḳomṗleksuri) — intricate
• Georgian: ჩახლართული (čaxlartuli) — intricate
• German: kompliziert — intricate
• Greek: πολύπλοκος (polýplokos) — intricate
• Greek: περίπλοκος (períplokos) — intricate
• Ancient Greek: πολύπλοκος (polúplokos) — intricate
• Haitian Creole: konplèks — intricate
• Hawaiian: hihi — intricate
• Hebrew: מורכב (murkav) — intricate
• Hindi: जटिल (jaṭil) — intricate
• Hungarian: komplex — intricate
• Hungarian: összetett — intricate
• Italian: complesso — intricate
• Japanese: 入り込んだ (irikonda) — intricate
• Japanese: 難解な (nankai na) — intricate
• Northern Kurdish: aloz — intricate
• Latin: complicātus — intricate
• Latin: involūtus — intricate
• Malayalam: സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ (saṅkīṟṇṇamāya) — intricate
• Manx: cramp — intricate
• Māori: whiwhi — intricate
• Māori: whīwhiwhi — intricate
• Māori: pīroiroi — intricate
• Māori: tuatini — intricate
• Māori: matatini — intricate
• Occitan: complèx — intricate
• Old English: maniġfeald — intricate
• Polish: skomplikowany — intricate
• Polish: złożony — intricate
• Portuguese: complexo — intricate
• Romanian: complex — intricate
• Russian: сло́жный (slóžnyj) — intricate
• Russian: составно́й (sostavnój) — intricate
• Scottish Gaelic: co-thoinnte — intricate
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-fhighte — intricate
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-fhillte — intricate
• Spanish: complejo — intricate
• Spanish: complexo — intricate
• Swedish: komplex — intricate
• Tagalog: masalimuot — intricate
• Tahitian: fifi — intricate
• Telugu: సంక్లిష్టమైన (saṅkliṣṭamaina) — intricate
• Thai: ซับซ้อน (sáp-sɔ́ɔn) — intricate
• Ukrainian: складни́й (skladnýj) — intricate
• Uzbek: murakkab — intricate
• Arabic: مَعْقِد (maʕqid) — not simple or straightforward
• Armenian: բարդ (bard) — not simple or straightforward
• Belarusian: склада́ны (skladány) — not simple or straightforward
• Bulgarian: сло́жен (slóžen) — not simple or straightforward
• Bulgarian: тру́ден (trúden) — not simple or straightforward
• Catalan: complex — not simple or straightforward
• Chinese Cantonese: 複雜 /复杂 (fuk1 zaap6) — not simple or straightforward
• Chinese: 複雜 /复杂 (zh-min-nan) — not simple or straightforward
• Chinese Mandarin: 複雜 /复杂 (fùzá) — not simple or straightforward
• Czech: komplikovaný — not simple or straightforward
• Dutch: complex — not simple or straightforward
• Dutch: ingewikkeld — not simple or straightforward
• Esperanto: kompleksa — not simple or straightforward
• Esperanto: malsimpla — not simple or straightforward
• Finnish: monimutkainen — not simple or straightforward
• Finnish: vaikeaselkoinen — not simple or straightforward
• French: complexe — not simple or straightforward
• Galician: complexo — not simple or straightforward
• Georgian: რთული (rtuli) — not simple or straightforward
• Georgian: ძნელი (ʒneli) — not simple or straightforward
• German: kompliziert — not simple or straightforward
• Greek: πολύπλοκος (polýplokos) — not simple or straightforward
• Haitian Creole: konplèks — not simple or straightforward
• Hebrew: מורכב (murkav) — not simple or straightforward
• Hindi: जटिल (jaṭil) — not simple or straightforward
• Hungarian: bonyolult — not simple or straightforward
• Indonesian: rumit — not simple or straightforward
• Italian: complicato — not simple or straightforward
• Japanese: 複雑 (fukuzatsu) — not simple or straightforward
• Korean: 복잡하다 (bokjaphada) — not simple or straightforward
• Latin: complex — not simple or straightforward
• Latin: involūtus — not simple or straightforward
• Macedonian: сложен (složen) — not simple or straightforward
• Macedonian: компликуван (komplikuvan) — not simple or straightforward
• Malay: rumit — not simple or straightforward
• Māori: whiwhi — not simple or straightforward
• Māori: whīwhiwhi — not simple or straightforward
• Māori: manganga — not simple or straightforward
• Māori: matatini — not simple or straightforward
• Māori: pīroiroi — not simple or straightforward
• Old English: maniġfeald — not simple or straightforward
• Polish: skomplikowany — not simple or straightforward
• Polish: złożony — not simple or straightforward
• Portuguese: complexo — not simple or straightforward
• Portuguese: complicado — not simple or straightforward
• Romanian: complex — not simple or straightforward
• Russian: сло́жный (slóžnyj) — not simple or straightforward
• Russian: тру́дный (trúdnyj) — not simple or straightforward
• Scottish Gaelic: co-thoinnte — not simple or straightforward
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-fhillte — not simple or straightforward
• Serbo-Croatian: сложен — not simple or straightforward
• Serbo-Croatian: složen — not simple or straightforward
• Slovak: komplikovaný — not simple or straightforward
• Slovene: zapleten — not simple or straightforward
• Spanish: complejo — not simple or straightforward
• Spanish: complexo — not simple or straightforward
• Swedish: komplex — not simple or straightforward
• Swedish: komplicerad — not simple or straightforward
• Swedish: invecklad — not simple or straightforward
• Telugu: సంక్లిష్టమైన (saṅkliṣṭamaina) — not simple or straightforward
• Thai: ซับซ้อน (sáp-sɔ́ɔn) — not simple or straightforward
• Turkish: karmaşık — not simple or straightforward
• Ukrainian: складни́й (skladnýj) — not simple or straightforward
• Vietnamese: phức tạp — not simple or straightforward
• Armenian: կոմպլեքս (komplekʻs) — in mathematics
• Basque: konplexu — in mathematics
• Bulgarian: комплексен (kompleksen) — in mathematics
• Catalan: complex — in mathematics
• Chinese Cantonese: 複 /复 (fuk1) — in mathematics
• Chinese Mandarin: 複 /复 (fù) — in mathematics
• Czech: komplexní — in mathematics
• Danish: kompleks — in mathematics
• Dutch: complex — in mathematics
• Esperanto: kompleksa — in mathematics
• Finnish: kompleksi- — in mathematics
• French: complexe — in mathematics
• Galician: complexo — in mathematics
• Georgian: კომპლექსური (ḳomṗleksuri) — in mathematics
• German: komplex — in mathematics
• Greek: μιγαδικός (migadikós) — in mathematics
• Hindi: समिश्र (samiśra) — in mathematics
• Hungarian: komplex — in mathematics
• Italian: complesso — in mathematics
• Japanese: 複素 (fukuso) — in mathematics
• Polish: zespolony — in mathematics
• Portuguese: complexo — in mathematics
• Romanian: complex — in mathematics
• Russian: ко́мплексный (kómpleksnyj) — in mathematics
• Spanish: complexo — in mathematics
• Swedish: komplex — in mathematics
• Thai: เชิงซ้อน (chəəng-sɔ́ɔn) — in mathematics
• Turkish: karmaşık — in mathematics
• Ukrainian: ко́мплексний (kómpleksnyj) — in mathematics
• Urdu: مَخْلُوط (maxlūt) — in mathematics
• Armenian: համալիր (hamalir) — collection of buildings
• Bulgarian: компле́кс (kompléks) — collection of buildings
• Catalan: complex — collection of buildings
• Chinese Mandarin: 建築群 /建筑群 (jiànzhùqún) — collection of buildings
• Dutch: complex — collection of buildings
• Finnish: kompleksi — collection of buildings
• Finnish: rakennuskompleksi — collection of buildings
• French: complexe — collection of buildings
• Galician: complexo — collection of buildings
• Georgian: კომპლექსი (ḳomṗleksi) — collection of buildings
• German: Komplex — collection of buildings
• Greek: συγκρότημα (sygkrótima) — collection of buildings
• Greek: σύμπλεγμα (sýmplegma) — collection of buildings
• Hebrew: קִרְיָה (qiryá) — collection of buildings
• Hungarian: komplexum — collection of buildings
• Hungarian: épületegyüttes — collection of buildings
• Indonesian: kompleks — collection of buildings
• Irish: ollionad — collection of buildings
• Italian: complesso — collection of buildings
• Japanese: コンプレックス (konpurekkusu) — collection of buildings
• Malay: kompleks — collection of buildings
• Malayalam: സമുച്ചയം (samuccayaṁ) — collection of buildings
• Manx: ard-hroggalys — collection of buildings
• Persian: همتافت (hamtāft) — collection of buildings
• Polish: kompleks — collection of buildings
• Portuguese: complexo — collection of buildings
• Russian: ко́мплекс (kómpleks) — collection of buildings
• Spanish: complejo — collection of buildings
• Swedish: komplex — collection of buildings
• Ukrainian: ко́мплекс (kómpleks) — collection of buildings
• Arabic: عُقْدَة (ʕuqda) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Armenian: բարդույթ (barduytʻ) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Bulgarian: комплекс (kompleks) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Catalan: complex — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Chinese Mandarin: 情結 /情结 (qíngjié) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Czech: komplex — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Finnish: kompleksi — psychologically based dislike or fear
• French: complexe — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Galician: complexo — psychologically based dislike or fear
• German: Komplex — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Greek: σύμπλεγμα (sýmplegma) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Hindi: मनोग्रंथि (manogranthi) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Hungarian: komplexus — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Indonesian: kompleks — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Italian: complesso — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Japanese: コンプレックス (kompurekkusu) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Korean: 콤플렉스 (kompeullekseu) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Malay: kompleks — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Persian: عقده (oqde) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Polish: kompleks — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Portuguese: complexo — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Russian: ко́мплекс (kómpleks) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Spanish: complejo — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Swedish: komplex — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Ukrainian: ко́мплекс (kómpleks) — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Vietnamese: mặc cảm — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Vietnamese: phức cảm — psychologically based dislike or fear
• Armenian: համալիր (hamalir) — assemblage of related things, collection
• Armenian: լրակազմ (lrakazm) — assemblage of related things, collection
• Finnish: ryhmä — assemblage of related things, collection
• German: Komplex — assemblage of related things, collection
• Hungarian: együttes — assemblage of related things, collection
• Hungarian: összesség — assemblage of related things, collection
• German: Gewitterkomplex — thunderstorm that forms when two storm fronts collide
• Bulgarian: комплекс (kompleks) — in chemistry
• Catalan: complex — in chemistry
• Chinese Mandarin: 複合物 /复合物 (fùhéwù) — in chemistry
• Estonian: kompleks — in chemistry
• Finnish: kompleksi — in chemistry
• French: complexe — in chemistry
• Galician: complexo — in chemistry
• German: Komplex — in chemistry
• Greek: σύμπλοκο (sýmploko) — in chemistry
• Indonesian: kompleks — in chemistry
• Italian: complesso — in chemistry
• Japanese: 錯体 (sakutai) — in chemistry
• Polish: kompleks — in chemistry
• Polish: związek koordynacyjny — in chemistry
• Portuguese: composto — in chemistry
• Portuguese: complexo — in chemistry
• Russian: ко́мплекс (kómpleks) — in chemistry
• Spanish: complejo — in chemistry
• Swedish: komplex — in chemistry
• Bulgarian: образувам комплекс (obrazuvam kompleks) — to form a complex with another substance
• Finnish: kompleksoida — to form a complex with another substance
• Greek: συμπλέκω (sympléko) — to form a complex with another substance
• Italian: complessare — to form a complex with another substance
• Spanish: complejizar — to form a complex with another substance