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 [ˈɪntrɪkɪt]

adj

1. difficult to understand; obscure; complex; puzzling

2. entangled or involved intricate patterns

[from Latin intrīcāre to entangle, perplex, from in-² + trīcae trifles, perplexities]

intricacy , intricateness 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) intricate patterns and motifs
simple, plain, straightforward, clear, easy, obvious

Translations

intricate [ˈɪntrɪkɪt] ADJ [pattern, design, machinery] → intrincado; [plot, problem] → complejo

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intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət] adj [pattern, work] → complexe, finement ouvragé(e)
intricate patterns and motifs → des motifs et dessins finement ouvragés

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intricate

adj → kompliziert; (= involved also) → verwickelt

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intricate [ˈɪntrɪkɪt] adj (plot, problem) → intricato/a, complicato/a; (pattern, machinery, mechanism) → complicato/a, complesso/a

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intricate [ˈɪntrɪkɪt] adj (plot, problem) → intricato/a, complicato/a; (pattern, machinery, mechanism) → complicato/a, complesso/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 복잡하게 얽힌 painus, sudėtingas sarežģīts; komplicēts rumit ingewikkeld innviklet, snirklet zawiły complicado com­plicat сложный; запутанный zložitý zapleten zamršen invecklad, krånglig, intrikat ที่ซับซ้อน karmaşık, çapraşık 複雜的 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）