complexness
State of complication
Complexness is the quality of being complex—having many interconnected parts or aspects that make something difficult to understand or analyze.
The word is rarely used; complexity is the standard noun form.
The complexness of the situation overwhelmed her works, but the complexity of the situation sounds more natural.
State of being intertwined
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- knotTied rope fastening
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- quagmireSoft, wet ground
morass · imbroglio · muddle · snag · thicket · gordian · bramble · convolution
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- interwovenLaced through one another
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
byzantine · elaborate · tortuous · ramified · multifaceted · knotty · webbed · meshed
Fine distinction, easily missed
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- undertonesSubtle underlying qualities
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
connotation · hint · suggestion · inference · refinement · distinction · delicacy · finesse
Elegance of manner
- elaboratenessState of being ornate
- ornatenessExcessive embellishment quality
- intricatenessQuality of elaborate detail
- advancementForward movement or promotion
technicality · specialization · erudition · learnedness · cultivation · development · evolution · maturation
Hard to accomplish
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- demandingRequiring great effort
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
taxing · laborious · strenuous · onerous · burdensome · vexing · thorny · problematic
entanglement
State of being intertwined
quagmire · morass · imbroglio · muddle · snag · thicket · gordian · bramble · convolution · interlacement
labyrinthine
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- interwovenLaced through one another
tangled · byzantine · elaborate · tortuous · ramified · multifaceted · knotty · webbed · meshed · layered
subtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- undertonesSubtle underlying qualities
implication · connotation · hint · suggestion · inference · refinement · distinction · delicacy · finesse · precision
refinement
Elegance of manner
- elaboratenessState of being ornate
- ornatenessExcessive embellishment quality
- intricatenessQuality of elaborate detail
advancement · technicality · specialization · erudition · learnedness · cultivation · development · evolution · maturation
challenging
Hard to accomplish
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- demandingRequiring great effort
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
daunting · taxing · laborious · strenuous · onerous · burdensome · vexing · thorny · problematic · perplexing
complexnesssimplicity
Lack of complexity
simpleness · plainness · homogeneity · uniformity · basicness
complexnesssimplicity
Lack of complexity
clarity · straightforwardness · obviousness · transparency · lucidity
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