intricacy
pronunciation
How to pronounce intricacy in British English:
UK [ˈɪntrɪkəsi]
How to pronounce intricacy in American English:
US [ˈɪntrɪkəsi]
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- Noun:
- marked by elaborately complex detail
Word Origin
- intricacy (n.)
- c. 1600, from intricate + -acy.
Example
- 1. Unfortunately we often shrug off this dizzying intricacy searching instead for the simplest of correlations .
- 2. By improving our understanding of the intricacy of world trade , the new data help us manage it better .
- 3. The us geological survey national centre has used different combinations of satellite images from landsat 7 and terra satellites to create the show-stopping pictures capturing of the intricacy of the earth 's natural beauty .
- 4. Part of the intricacy of co-ordination in using language lies , as we saw in the previous chapter , in the different constraints operating in speech and writing .
- 5. I love the idea of elegance and intricacy , but whether it is in a piece of clothing or a fragrance , the intricacy must appear as simplicity .