complicity
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complicity
Where it comes from
From French complicité, from Middle French, from Old French complice (“accomplice”), from Late Latin complic-, stem of complex (“partner, confederate”), from Latin complicō (“fold together”).
noun complicities
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The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
Their actions bespoke complicity.
Similar: collusion, complicitousness, connivance
- Complexity. How easy is it, on the other hand, to an enlightened teacher, particularly in the beginning, to elucidate the various forms of rhythm by methodical arrangement in respect of simplicity and increasing complicity or mixture!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: complicit, abetment, accomplice, collusion, abetting, conspiracy, connivance, co-conspirator, rapport, participation, involvement, participate, assistance, help, acquiescence, accessory
Translations
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noun The state of being complicit
| Español | complicidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 共犯 kyōhan |
| 中文 | 同謀 /同谋 tóngmóu, 共謀 /共谋 gòngmóu |
| Português | cumplicidade |
| Français | complicité |
| Deutsch | Mittäterschaft, Mitschuld, Teilhaberschaft, Komplizenschaft, Tatbeteiligung, Komplizität |
| Italiano | complicità |
| Русский | соуча́стие součástije |
Talk about this word "complicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/complicity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. complicity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/complicity "complicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/complicity.Cite this
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title = {complicity},
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