intricacynoun
uk/ˈɪn.trɪ.kə.si/us/ˈɪn.trə.kə.si/intricacies [ plural ]
complicated details:
I enjoyed the film, but I couldn't follow all the intricacies of the plot.
[ U ] the quality of having a lot of complicated small parts or details:
the intricacy of the needlework
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complexity
- a paper chase idiom
- advanced
- all-singing
- be more to sth than meets the eye idiom
- bleeding-edge
- equation
- fancy
- finicky
- high-tech
- intractable
- intricate
- many-sided
- plot
- purple
- sophisticated
- tangled
- the plot thickens idiom
- thereby
- thereby hangs a tale idiom
- wheel
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