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intricacy Definition

in·tri·cacy (intri kə sē)

noun

  1. the quality or state of being intricate; complexity
  2. pl. -·cies something intricate; involved matter, proceeding, etc.

intricacy Synonyms

intricacy

n.

complication, elaborateness, complexity; see confusion 2, difficulty 1, 2.

intricacy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • politics: In August, sunshine is far more important than the intricacies of European politics.
  • plot: The film is an esthetic feast, but don't let that distract you from the haunting intricacy of the plot and the performances.
  • behavior: From huge databanks of molecular structures, to the UK census or the intricacies of animal behavior, academics handle enormous amounts of data.
  • relationship: It's also amazingly good on the intricacies of relationships.
  • law: Take a lawyer out to dinner to discuss the intricacies of criminal law.
  • office: Car could save nearly geico for example intricacies of office.

Possessives

  • game: Ultimately, we could write all day about this and still not fully convey the game's intricacies.

Converse of object

  • explain: Schools simply don't have the time to explain the intricacies of phonics to parents.
  • grasp: Our survey however, suggests that a large number of agencies do not fully grasp the intricacies of how vouchers work.
  • understand: I am only too aware at understanding the intricacies of wedding planning, having recently been married myself!
  • master: But will I master the intricacies of getting out of a capsized kayak alive?
  • explore: Instead of exploring the intricacies of a delicate subject, Moore rants at Bush from both sides, which only ends up being self-defeating.
  • appreciate: Amateurs either ignore them or get into a mess because the do not appreciate the intricacies of setting a good policy.

Adjective modifier

  • many: Which I would estimate to be a long-haul task with many intricacies to it.
  • subtle: My pen recoils from inscribing all the rest of the indications: In the secret of secrets there are subtle intricacies.
  • such: We gazed at the sturdy typewriter whose simple mechanisms had produced plots of such intricacy and language of such clarity and humor.
  • technical: This is in line with a worldwide trend away from pure ice routes to the technical intricacies of mixed climbing.
  • great: The greater intricacy of pop culture, Johnson concludes, might even have a neurological cause and effect.
  • more: The ladies in the company of these gentlemen displayed in dress, bearing and manner alike, less emphasis and more intricacy.