intricacy
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intricacy
- /ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kə.si/
- /ɪnˈtɹɪ.kə.si/ Ireland
Where it comes from
From intric(ate) + -acy.
noun intricacies
- The state or quality of being intricate or entangled. the intricacy of a knot
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Perplexity.
The breadth of Creation makes it impossible for us to step back far enough to see the story that the tapestry tells; the intricacy of it, from the macro to the micro to the subatomic, makes it impossible for us to comprehend the megatrillions of connections between the threads in just one small frag
Similar: involution, complication, complexity
- Something which is intricate or complex. There are many intricacies in the plot of this novel.
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noun The state or quality of being intricate or entangled
| Deutsch | Gewundenheit, Komplexität, Schwierigkeit, Verworrenheit, Verzwicktheit |
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| Русский | запу́танность zapútannostʹ |
noun Perplexity; involution; complication; complexity
| Русский | сло́жность slóžnostʹ |
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noun that which is intricate or involved
| Español | vericuetos, entresijos, laberinto, dificultades, complicaciones, obstáculos |
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| 日本語 | もつれ motsure |
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title = {intricacy},
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