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intricateness

intricateness

8.3
The quality of being very complex with many small parts
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntrɪkətnəs/
translation icon : intricadeza
  • She admired the intricateness of the puzzle, which took hours to solve.

Examples

  • The architect explained the intricateness of the building's unique design.

  • The intricateness of the design amazed everyone.

  • The intricateness of the ancient tapestry amazed the museum visitors.

  • Can you appreciate the intricateness of this artwork?

  • The intricateness of the lace pattern amazed everyone at the exhibition.

  • The intricateness of the puzzle made it challenging to complete in a short time.

  • We were impressed by the intricateness of the model's design, featuring numerous tiny components.

Synonyms

complexity
vsintricateness
166 5.0

Many connected parts make something hard to understand

emphasizes small detailed parts rather than overall difficulty
intricacy
vsintricateness
23 6.7

A set of small, detailed parts that make something complex

is the full term rather than the shorter common form
multidimensionality
vsintricateness
1 8.7

A quality of something that has many different parts or sides

refers to many small detailed parts rather than separate aspects
elaborateness
vsintricateness
7.2

Careful, detailed work that has many small parts or decorations

focuses on many small parts rather than planned finished arrangement
complexness
vsintricateness
7.1

Having many parts or details that are hard to understand

highlights the presence of many small details not just general condition
involution
vsintricateness
9.9

A complicated structure in writing or speech that is hard to follow

stresses many tiny detailed parts rather than folded structural form
complicatedness
vsintricateness
7.0

The state of having many connected parts that are hard to understand

focuses on fine small parts rather than the confusing puzzle aspect
ornateness
vsintricateness
7.7

A thing or style with many decorative details

concerns tiny structural details rather than decorative surface style
floridness
vsintricateness
  • Formal
8.9

The use of very fancy, detailed language or style that feels too much

focuses on minute technical parts rather than decorative excess

Antonyms

63 1.7

Being easy to understand and not complicated

1 3.5

Being simple and without decoration

How Complex

complexity
166 5.0
intricateness
8.3
detail
1.0
plainness
1 3.5

Surface Forms

intricateness singular

Morphology

intricateness = intricate (transparent) = intricate + ness

A straightforward nominalization: 'intricate' (adj) + '-ness' yields the quality of being intricate, so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Intricateness comes from an old Latin word intricare, which meant 'to entangle' and brings to mind a net with many knots, like the English word entangle. So, intricateness means having many small, connected parts that are twisted together and make something complex.