complexity

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/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, enormous, extraordinary, extreme, great, immense

full, sheer

She didn't realize the sheer complexity of learning to drive until her first lesson.

growing, increasing | bewildering | unnecessary | added

economic, linguistic, structural, technical

The structural complexity of the old bridge made the repair work take much longer than expected.

QUANT

degree, level

VERB + COMPLEXITY

convey, highlight, illustrate, reveal

The documentary does a good job of revealing the complexity of climate change.

grasp, understand

COMPLEXITY + VERB

arise (from sth)

PREP

of ~

The new software was criticized for its degree of complexity that frustrated most users.

Definitions

noun

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

The battle was like the grinding of an immense and terrible machine to him. Its complexities and powers, its grim processes, fascinated him.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of being intricate and compounded

complexness

Antonyms

simplicity
simpleness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The battle was like the grinding of an immense and terrible machine to him. Its complexities and powers, its grim processes, fascinated him.

Wiktionary

It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct.

Tatoeba · #49767

However, I recommend that you take the JR Narita Express (a train leaves every 30-60 minutes from the airport), to avoid the complexity of changing trains.

Tatoeba · #53587

We have to try to reduce its complexity.

Tatoeba · #1148209

This adds a new dimension of complexity to the problem.

Tatoeba · #1148233

He's contemplating the complexity of contemporary life.

Tatoeba · #1211494

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