intricateness
Quality of complexity
Intricateness is the quality of being intricate—having many complexly interrelated parts or details that are difficult to follow or understand.
The word emphasizes the tangled, elaborate nature of something: The intricateness of the plot made the novel hard to follow.
While complexity suggests many parts, intricateness specifically implies those parts are woven together in ways that require careful attention to untangle.
Elaborately decorated
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
baroque · rococo · tracery · lacework · arabesque · scrollwork · latticework · brocade
Difficult to understand
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
knotty · entangled · interwoven · multifaceted · dense · perplexing · thorny · abstruse
Petty precise particulars
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- specificsExact details of something
- granularityLevel of detail
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
particularity · specificity · scrutiny · close-up · dissection · breakdown · enumeration · itemization
Accuracy of measurement
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- refinementElegance of manner
workmanship · artistry · handiwork · painstaking · exactitude · fine-tuning · calibration · mastery
ornate
Elaborately decorated
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
fretwork · baroque · rococo · tracery · lacework · arabesque · scrollwork · latticework · brocade · embroidery
complicated
Difficult to understand
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
tangled · knotty · entangled · interwoven · multifaceted · dense · perplexing · thorny · abstruse · convolution
minutiae
Petty precise particulars
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- specificsExact details of something
- granularityLevel of detail
exactness · particularity · specificity · scrutiny · close-up · dissection · breakdown · enumeration · itemization · fine-grained
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
refinement · workmanship · artistry · handiwork · painstaking · exactitude · fine-tuning · calibration · mastery · deftness
intricatenesssimplicity
Lack of complexity
simpleness · plainness · straightforwardness · simplification · basicness
intricatenessplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
bareness · starkness · austerity · spareness · minimalism
intricatenesshomogeneity
State of sameness throughout
uniformity · sameness · monotony · regularity · evenness
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