intricacy

intricacy
noun
VERB + INTRICACY
comprehend, grasp, learn, master, understand, unravel

I've never mastered the intricacies of ballroom dancing.

PHRASES
guide, lead, steer, etc. sb through the intricacies of sth

We can guide investors through the intricacies of the cable industry.


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  • Intricacy — In tri*ca*cy, n.; pl. {Intricacies}. [From {Intricate}.] The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intricacy — index complex (entanglement), complication, entanglement (confusion), involution, predicament Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • intricacy — c.1600, from INTRICATE (Cf. intricate) + ACY (Cf. acy) …   Etymology dictionary

  • intricacy — ► NOUN (pl. intricacies) 1) the quality of being intricate. 2) (intricacies) details …   English terms dictionary

  • intricacy — [in′tri kə sē] n. 1. the quality or state of being intricate; complexity 2. pl. intricacies something intricate; involved matter, proceeding, etc …   English World dictionary

  • intricacy — UK [ˈɪntrɪkəsɪ] / US noun Word forms intricacy : singular intricacy plural intricacies 1) intricacies [plural] the complicated parts or details of something such as a system or problem intricacy of: She was familiar with the intricacies of… …   English dictionary

  • intricacy — in|tri|ca|cy [ ıntrıkəsi ] noun 1. ) intricacies plural the complicated parts or details of something such as a system or problem: intricacy of: She was familiar with the intricacies of international law. 2. ) uncount a complicated and detailed… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • intricacy — [[t]ɪ̱ntrɪkəsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N of n Intricacy is the state of being made up of many small parts or details. Garments are priced from $100 to several thousand dollars, depending on the intricacy of the work. Syn: complexity …   English dictionary

  • intricacy — in|tri|ca|cy [ˈıntrıkəsi] n plural intricacies 1.) the intricacies of sth the complicated details of something ▪ the intricacies of private banking 2.) [U] the state of containing a large number of parts or details ▪ designs of amazing intricacy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • intricacy — noun 1 (countable usually plural) one of the small parts or details that together form a pattern, system, method etc: the intricacies of: I still haven t mastered the intricacies of the filing system. 2 (U) the state of containing a large number… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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