intricate

in·tri·cate  (ntr-kt)

adj.

1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate. See Synonyms at elaborate.

2. Solvable or comprehensible only with painstaking effort. See Synonyms at complex.

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[Middle English from Latin intrctus, past participle of intrcre, to entangle, perplex : in-, in; see in-² + trcae, perplexities, wiles.]

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intri·cate·ly adv.

intri·cate·ness n.

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intricate

Adjective

1. difficult to sort out: an intricate problem

2. full of complicated detail: intricate Arab mosaics [Latin intricare to entangle]

intricacy n
intricately adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

intricate - having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate; "intricate lacework" complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

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intricate

adjective complicated, involved, complex, difficult, fancy, sophisticated, elaborate, obscure, tangled, baroque, perplexing, tortuous, Byzantine, convoluted, rococo, knotty, labyrinthine, daedal (literary) << OPPOSITE simple

Translations

intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət] adj → intrincado; [plot, problem] → complejo

intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət] adj → complexe, compliqué(e)

intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət] adj → kompliziert

intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət] adj → intricato/a, complicato/a

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intricate

adj intricate [ˈintrikət]

complicated an intricate knitting pattern; intricate details.ingewikkeldمُعَقَّدсложенsložitýindviklet; kompliceretkniffligπερίπλοκοςintrincado, complejokeerukasپیچیدهmonimutkainencompliquéמוּרכָּבपेचीदाzamršenbonyolultrumitflókinnintricato複雑な복잡한painus, sudėtingassarežģīts; komplicētsrumitingewikkeldinnviklet, snirkletzawiłycomplicadocom­plicatсложный; запутанныйzložitýzapletenzamršeninvecklad, krånglig, intrikatที่ซับซ้อนkarmaşık, çapraşık復雜的заплутаний, складнийبہت پیچیدہphức tạp复杂的

adv ˈintricately

ingewikkeldبصورةٍ مُعَقَّدَهсложноsložitěindviklet; kompliceretkniffligπερίπλοκαintrincadamentekeerukaltبطور پیچیدهmonimutkaisestide façon compliquéeבְּאוֹפֶן מוּרכָּבजटिलता, उलझनzamršenokomplikáltansecara rumitá flókinn háttin maniera intricata複雑に복잡하게sudėtingaisarežģīti; komplicētidengan rumitingewikkeldinnviklet, vanskelig å følgezawilecomplicadamentecomplicatзапутанноzložitozapletenozamršenoinvecklat, krångligtอย่างซับซ้อนkarmaşık bir şekilde復雜地заплутано, складноپیچیدگی سےmột cách phức tạp复杂地

n ˈintricacy

ingewikkeldheidتَعْقيد، شَيء مُعَقَّدсложностsložitostindviklethed; detaljerigdomdie Kniffligkeitπολυπλοκότηταlo intrincado, complejidadkeerukusپیچیدگیmonimutkaisuuscomplexitéמוּרכָּבוּתकठिनताzamršenostbonyolultságkerumitanflækja, flókið atriðicomplessità複雑さ복잡함, 복잡한 것sudėtingumassarežģītība; komplicētībakerumitaningewikkeldheidforviklingzawiłośćcomplicaçãocom­plexitateзапутанностьzložitosťzapletenostzamršenostinvecklad beskaffenhetความสลับซับซ้อนkarmaşıklık錯綜復雜(事物)заплутаність, складністьپیچیدگیtính phức tạp错综复杂（事物）