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The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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the quality of being intricate and compounded
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: complexness
Antonyms: simplicity
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness, elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution, tapestry, trickiness
From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
تَعْقِيد
(taʕqīd)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Armenian :
բարդություն
(bardutʻyun)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Bulgarian :
сложност
(složnost)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Bulgarian :
обърканост
(obǎrkanost)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Catalan :
complexitat
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Chinese Mandarin :
複雜性 /复杂性
(fùzáxìng)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Czech :
složitost
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Dutch :
ingewikkeldheid
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Dutch :
complexiteit
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Estonian :
keerulisus
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Finnish :
monimutkaisuus
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Finnish :
mutkikkuus
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
French :
complexité
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Galician :
complexidade
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Georgian :
სირთულე
(sirtule)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Georgian :
ჩახლართულობა
(čaxlartuloba)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Georgian :
კომპლექსურობა
(ḳomṗleksuroba)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
German :
Kompliziertheit
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
German :
Komplexität
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Greek :
περιπλοκότητα
(periplokótita)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Hebrew :
מורכבות
(murkavut)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Hungarian :
bonyolultság
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Hungarian :
komplikáltság
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Indonesian :
kompleksitas
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Indonesian :
kekompleksan
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Indonesian :
kerumitan
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Interlingua :
complexitate
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Irish :
castacht
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Italian :
complessità
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Japanese :
複雑さ
(fukuzatsusa)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Latin :
complexitās
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Latvian :
sarežģītība
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Lithuanian :
sudėtingumas
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Malay :
kerumitan
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Malay :
kekompleksan
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Malayalam :
സങ്കീർണ്ണത
(saṅkīṟṇṇata)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Norwegian Bokmål :
kompleksitet
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Norwegian Nynorsk :
kompleksitet
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Old English :
maniġfealdnes
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Polish :
złożoność
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Polish :
zawiłość
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Portuguese :
complexidade
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Romanian :
complexitate
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Russian :
сло́жность
(slóžnostʹ)
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Slovak :
zložitosť
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Slovene :
zapletenost
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Spanish :
complejidad
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Swedish :
komplexitet
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Turkish :
karmaşıklık
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Welsh :
cymhlethdod
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Welsh :
dryswch
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Welsh :
astrusi
— the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
Armenian :
բարդություն
(bardutʻyun)
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Catalan :
complexitat
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Danish :
indviklethed
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Danish :
kompleksitet
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Dutch :
gecompliceerdheid
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Dutch :
verwikkeling
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Dutch :
complexiteit
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Estonian :
keerukus
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Finnish :
monimutkaisuus
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Finnish :
vaikeus
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Finnish :
ongelma
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Finnish :
hankaluus
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
French :
complexité
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Galician :
complexidade
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Georgian :
სირთულე
(sirtule)
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Georgian :
ჩახლართულობა
(čaxlartuloba)
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
German :
Komplexität
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
German :
Schwierigkeit
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
German :
Komplikation
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Greek :
περιπλοκή
(periplokí)
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Hungarian :
bonyodalom
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Hungarian :
komplikáció
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Italian :
complessità
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Latvian :
komplicētība
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Lithuanian :
painumas
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Malayalam :
സങ്കീർണ്ണം
(saṅkīṟṇṇaṁ)
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Norwegian :
floke
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Norwegian :
forvikling
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Old English :
maniġfealdnes
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Polish :
zawiłość
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Portuguese :
complexidade
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Romanian :
complexitate
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Russian :
сло́жность
(slóžnostʹ)
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Slovak :
zložitosť
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Slovene :
zapletenost
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Spanish :
complejidad
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Swedish :
komplikation
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Swedish :
krånglighet
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication
Turkish :
karmaşık
— that which is complex; intricacy; complication