complexity
[noun]
Synonyms: complication, elaboration, entanglement, intricacy, involvement, ramification

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

com‧plex‧i‧ty AC /kəmˈpleksəti, kəmˈpleksɪti/ noun (plural complexities)
[Word Family: noun: complexity; adjective: complex]

1. [uncountable] the state of being complicated
complexity of
There is increasing recognition of the complexity of the causes of poverty.
a design of great complexity

2. [countable usually plural] one of the many details or features of something that make it hard to understand or deal with
complexity of
The complexities of economics are clearly explained.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

complexity
noun
ADJ. considerable, enormous, extraordinary, extreme, great, immense | full, sheer Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.
growing, increasing | bewildering | unnecessary | added | economic, linguistic, structural, technical the linguistic complexity of Siberia
QUANT. degree, level
VERB + COMPLEXITY convey, highlight, illustrate, reveal It is difficult to convey the sheer complexity of the situation.
grasp, understand
COMPLEXITY + VERB arise (from sth)
PREP. of … ~ a pay system of unnecessary complexity

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