intricacy
noun
in·tri·ca·cy
ˈin-tri-kə-sē 
plural intricacies
1
: the quality or state of being intricate
2
: something intricate
the intricacies of a plot
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Examples of intricacy in a Sentence
She admired the composition for its beauty and intricacy.
I had trouble following all the intricacies in the plot.
the intricacies of English grammar
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Then, learning the intricacies of his unrivaled workout regimen.
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The exchange, muttered by countless couples in countless beds, reminds us that sleep is not a neat off-and-on switch but a fully human and fiendishly manifold activity: social, complex, and governed by as many psychological intricacies as any other natural act.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Watson, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Pete’s memories, which illustrate the intricacies of Indigenous life in Canada, are the foundation of this personal family scrapbook of a film.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
Then, learning the intricacies of his unrivaled workout regimen.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The exchange, muttered by countless couples in countless beds, reminds us that sleep is not a neat off-and-on switch but a fully human and fiendishly manifold activity: social, complex, and governed by as many psychological intricacies as any other natural act.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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intricacy
noun
in·tri·ca·cy
ˈin-tri-kə-sē
plural intricacies
1
: the quality or state of being intricate
2
: something intricate
the intricacies of the plot
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