complexity

[ kuhm-plek-si-tee ]

/ kəmˈplɛk sɪ ti /

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noun, plural com·plex·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.

something complex: the complexities of foreign policy.

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Origin of complexity

First recorded in 1715–25; complex + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM complexity

in·ter·com·plex·i·ty, noun, plural in·ter·com·plex·i·ties.o·ver·com·plex·i·ty, nounsu·per·com·plex·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·com·plex·i·ties.

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How to use complexity in a sentence

He studied the complexities of the English language and the perplexities of religious faith.
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A Wrongful birth suit is far too blunt a tool to acknowledge such complexities of life.
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That there is some truth in these beliefs on both sides adds to the complexities.
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None of these issues are being discussed in American society with attention to their complexities.
Why These Marines Love ‘Frozen’—and Why It Matters|Aaron B. O’Connell|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Olson and Taylor-Johnson have alluded to some of the complexities in the Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver relationship.
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Miss Thangue replied, impulsively, "I have often wondered if you numbered satiety among your complexities!"
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Sitting there in the shadow of his silent house, he puzzled over these new complexities of feeling.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
One was the Tree, or the representation of the divine emanations in their manifold and intricate complexities.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
We turn around an idea, see the complexities; a decision with us is a mental process of elimination.
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson
To understand it requires a knowledge of the complexities of our economic system which the voters simply have not got.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for complexity

complexity

/ (kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being intricate or complex

something intricate or complex; complication

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