intricacy

[ in-tri-kuh-see ]

noun

, plural in·tri·ca·cies.

1. intricate character or state.
2. an intricate part, action, etc:

   intricacies of the law.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intricacy¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; intric(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

But perhaps the M1 and M4 mirrors best express the level of intricacy and precision required.

From BBC

That’s an apt description of “Only God Was Above Us,” which jams together styles and textures with the band’s usual intricacy — check out the way “Ice Cream Piano” moves between genteel balladry and galloping rock — while relishing a newly noisy edge.

From Los Angeles Times

But perhaps the M1 and M4 mirrors best express the level of intricacy and precision required.

From BBC

A montage of skiers tumbling and toe-gripping a barely raised beam for dear life lent a comical eye to the intricacy of nailing a wolf turn.

From Salon

Instead, the enticement of this sort of think piece delights not in the brutality of violence but in the intricacy of the artful con.

From Slate

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