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- Dictionaryin·tri·ca·cy/ˈintrəkəsē/
noun
- 1. the quality of being intricate: "the exquisite intricacy of Indian silverwork"
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The meaning of INTRICACY is the quality or state of being intricate. How to use intricacy in a sentence.
INTRICACY definition: 1. complicated details: 2. the quality of having a lot of complicated small parts or details: 3…. Learn more.
intricacy. (ɪntrɪkəsi ) Word forms: intricacies. 1. uncountable noun. Intricacy is the state of being made up of many small parts or details. The price depends on the intricacy of the work. [+ of] 2. plural noun. The intricacies of something are its complicated details. Rose explained the intricacies of the job. [+ of] More Synonyms of intricacy.
Intricacy definition: intricate character or state.. See examples of INTRICACY used in a sentence.
1. : having many complexly interrelating parts or elements : complicated. intricate machinery. an intricate plot. 2. : difficult to resolve or analyze. intricately adverb. intricateness noun. Synonyms. baroque. byzantine. complex. complicated. convoluted. daedal. elaborate. involute. involved. knotty. labyrinthian. labyrinthine. sophisticated.
The noun intricacy means a quality of being complex or elaborately detailed. You could compliment the intricacy of your friend's complicated hairdo.
INTRICACY meaning: 1 : the quality or state of being complex or having many parts the quality or state of being intricate; 2 : something that is complex or detailed something intricate
noun. us / ˈɪn.trə.kə.si / uk / ˈɪn.trɪ.kə.si / intricacies [ plural ] Add to word list. complicated details: I enjoyed the film, but I couldn't follow all the intricacies of the plot. See more. [ U ] the quality of having a lot of complicated small parts or details: the intricacy of the needlework. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
intricacy. noun. /ˈɪntrɪkəsi/ intricacies. [plural] the intricacies of something the complicated parts or details of something. the intricacies of economic policy. I’ve never mastered the intricacies of ballroom dancing. We can guide investors through the intricacies of the cable industry. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verb + intricacy.
complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make: an intricate machine. intricate. / ˈɪntrɪkɪt / adjective. difficult to understand; obscure; complex; puzzling. entangled or involved. intricate patterns.
