complexity

complexity

noun

Definition of COMPLEXITY

1

the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects <the complexity of the company's computer system is such that a full-time repairman is needed>

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

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

Near Antonyms simplification; homogeneity, uniformity

Antonyms plainness, simpleness, simplicity

2

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult <the political complexities that the secretary-general must deal with>

Synonyms complexity, complicacy, convolution, difficulty, intricacy

Related Words aftereffect, ramification, side effect (also side reaction); subtlety, technicality; annoyance, bitch, bother, headache, inconvenience, matter, trouble