complexity

com·plex·i·ty

noun \kəm-ˈplek-sə-tē, käm-\

plural com·plex·i·ties

Definition of COMPLEXITY

1

: something complex

2

: the quality or state of being complex

Examples of COMPLEXITY

1. He was impressed by the complexity of the music.
2. The diagram illustrates the complexity of the cell's structure.
3. He doesn't grasp the complexity of the situation.

First Known Use of COMPLEXITY

1661

Related to COMPLEXITY

Synonyms: complexness, complicacy, complicatedness, complication, elaborateness, intricacy, intricateness, involution, knottiness, sophistication

Antonyms: plainness, simpleness, simplicity

Related Words: diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, multifariousness; impenetrability, incomprehensibility, inexplicability

Near Antonyms: simplification; homogeneity, uniformity

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Rhymes with COMPLEXITY

convexity, perplexity