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

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

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intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət] adj → kompliziert

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

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intricate

adj intricate [ˈintrikət]

complicated an intricate knitting pattern; intricate details. ingewikkeld مُعَقَّد сложен složitý indviklet; kompliceret knifflig περίπλοκος intrincado, complejo keerukas پیچیده monimutkainen compliqué מוּרכָּב पेचीदा zamršen bonyolult rumit flókinn intricato 複雑な 복잡한 painus, sudėtingas sarežģīts; komplicēts rumit ingewikkeld innviklet, snirklet zawiły complicado com­plicat сложный; запутанный zložitý zapleten zamršen invecklad, krånglig, intrikat ที่ซับซ้อน karmaşık, çapraşık 復雜的 заплутаний, складний بہت پیچیدہ phức tạp 复杂的

adv intricately

ingewikkeld بصورةٍ مُعَقَّدَه сложно složitě indviklet; kompliceret knifflig περίπλοκα intrincadamente keerukalt بطور پیچیده monimutkaisesti de façon compliquée בְּאוֹפֶן מוּרכָּב जटिलता, उलझन zamršeno komplikáltan secara rumit á flókinn hátt in maniera intricata 複雑に 복잡하게 sudėtingai sarežģīti; komplicēti dengan rumit ingewikkeld innviklet, vanskelig å følge zawile complicadamente complicat запутанно zložito zapleteno zamršeno invecklat, krångligt อย่างซับซ้อน karmaşık bir şekilde 復雜地 заплутано, складно پیچیدگی سے một cách phức tạp 复杂地

n intricacy

ingewikkeldheid تَعْقيد، شَيء مُعَقَّد сложност složitost indviklethed; detaljerigdom die Kniffligkeit πολυπλοκότητα lo intrincado, complejidad keerukus پیچیدگی monimutkaisuus complexité מוּרכָּבוּת कठिनता zamršenost bonyolultság kerumitan flækja, flókið atriði complessità 複雑さ 복잡함, 복잡한 것 sudėtingumas sarežģītība; komplicētība kerumitan ingewikkeldheid forvikling zawiłość complicação com­plexitate запутанность zložitosť zapletenost zamršenost invecklad beskaffenhet ความสลับซับซ้อน karmaşıklık 錯綜復雜(事物) заплутаність, складність پیچیدگی tính phức tạp 错综复杂（事物）