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intricacy.

The state or quality of being intricate or entangled.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kə.si//ɪnˈtɹɪ.kə.si/Ireland
  1. The state or quality of being intricate or entangled.

    countable · uncountable
    the intricacy of a knot
    the intricacy of accounts
  2. Perplexity.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Something which is intricate or complex.

    countable · uncountable
    There are many intricacies in the plot of this novel.
Where this word comes from

From intric(ate) + -acy.

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