Intricate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary IN'TRICATE, a. [L. intricatus ... and tricor.] Entangled, involved; perplexed; complicated; obscure. We passed through intricate windings. We found the accounts intricate. The case on trial is intricate. The plot of a tragedy may be too intricate to please. IN'TRICATE, v.t. To perplex; to make ... 0 (2005) adj 1: having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate; "intricate lacework" Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Middle English, from ...
... root > < complex analysis > • complexly adverb • complexness noun Synonyms: complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the ... great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining < complicated legal procedures >. intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately < an intricate web of deceit >. involved implies extreme complication and often disorder ... an army, the universe. --Locke. 2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate. When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in ... 1, when a and b are ordinary integers. Syn: See Intricate. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Complex Com"plex, n. [L. complexus ... manifold, composed of several elements. 2. Complicated, complicate, tangled, entangled, intricate, involved. II. n. Network, complexus, complication, tangle, tangled skein, ...
... plector, to twist; L. plico, to fold.] 1. To make intricate; to involve; to entangle; to make complicated and difficult to ... 2 Corinthians 4. 3. To plague; to vex. PERPLEX', a. Intricate; difficult. [Not used.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1 ... her attitude perplexes me > < a perplexing problem > 2. to make intricate or involved ; complicate Synonyms: see puzzle Oxford Reference Dictionary v ... s 1913 Dictionary Perplex Per*plex", a. [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See Per-, and Plait.] Intricate; difficult. [Obs.] --Glanvill. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Perplex Per*plex ... See Perplex, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; ...
Intricacy definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary IN'TRICACY, n. [from intricate.] The state of being entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; as the ... cies) Date: 1602 1. the quality or state of being intricate 2. something intricate < the intricacies of a plot > Webster's 1913 Dictionary Intricacy In"tri*ca*cy, n.; pl. Intricacies. [From Intricate.] The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the ...
... very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms 2: an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut ... of Asia Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1579 1. an intricate problem; especially a problem insoluble in its own terms — often ... Great with his sword Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 an intricate knot. 2 a difficult problem or task. Phrases and idioms ... by evasion. Etymology: Gordius, king of Phrygia, who tied an intricate knot that remained tied until cut by Alexander the Great ... of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. Gordian knot, an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected ...
... the manner requisite to make them stick. 2. To make intricate. COMPLICATE, a. 1. Complex; composed of two or more parts ... matter" [syn: complicate, perplex] [ant: simplify] 2: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" [syn: complicate, refine ... plicare to fold — more at ply Date: 1638 1. complex, intricate 2. conduplicate II. transitive verb (-cated; -cating) Date: 1672 1 ... become difficult, confused, or complex. 2 (as complicated adj.) complex; intricate. Derivatives: complicatedly adv. complicatedness n. Etymology: L complicare complicat- (as ... make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult. Nor can his complicated sinews fail. --Young. Avarice ... English Synonyms I. v. a. Involve, entangle, make complex, make intricate. II. a. ; (also complicated) See complex, in both senses. ...
... puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. 2. To make intricate; to entangle. The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzl'd in mazes and perplex'd with error. PUZ ... and perplexed amidst his own blunders. --Addison. 2. To make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. --Addison. 3. To ... bewilder, confound, stagger, pose, nonplus, confuse, mystify, gravel. 2. Make intricate, entangle, complicate. II. n. 1. Riddle, enigma, labyrinth, maze. 2 ...
Gordian definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GORD'IAN, a. Intricate. [See the next word.] Gordian knot, in antiquity, a knot ... or harness of Gordius, a king of Phrygia, so very intricate, that there was no finding where it began or ended ... unusual measures. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot' Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gordian ... of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. Gordian knot, an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected the ...
imbroglio definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation [syn: imbroglio, embroilment] 2 ... embroil Date: 1750 1. a confused mass 2. a. an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b ... embroglio.] [It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.] 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction ... supp Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. [ It. ] 1. Intricate plot. 2. Complication, complexity, entanglement, embarrassing situation, complicated misunderstanding. Moby ...
... wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a bend or ... meandering) Date: circa 1612 1. to follow a winding or intricate course 2. to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination ... in meanders glide. --Sir R. Blackmore. 2. A tortuous or intricate movement. 3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and ...
... mistress. INTRIGUE, v.t. intree'g. To perplex or render intricate. [Not used.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... scheme, intrigue, connive] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: French intricate affair, from Italian intrigo, from intrigare to entangle, from Latin ... n.), intriguer (v.) f. It. intrigo, intrigare f. L (as INTRICATE) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Intrigue In*trigue" ([i^]n*tr ... Intriguing.] [F. intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See Intricate, Extricate.] 1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive ...
... felt; penetrating; affecting; as a deep sense of guilt. 17. Intricate; not easily understood or unraveled; as a deep plot or ... to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot ... Down-reaching, reaching far down, of great depth. 2. Mysterious, intricate, knotty, difficult, hard (to comprehend), unfathomable, profound. 3. Sagacious, penetrating ... inside, insidious, intense, intensely, intent, interior, internal, intestine, intimate, into, intricate, intriguing, intrinsic, inventive, involved, inward, irresistible, keen, knee-deep, knowing ...
... distress. 8. To inwrap; to infold; to complicate or make intricate. Some involved their snaky folds. Florid, witty, involved discourses. 9 ... involved me during the entire afternoon" 7: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved" Merriam Webster's ... With stench and smoke. --Milton. 3. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure. ``Involved discourses.'' --Locke. 4. To connect ... embrace, contain, lead to. 3. Entangle, implicate. 4. Complicate, make intricate. 5. Join, conjoin, connect, unite, mingle, blend. 6. Twine, intwine ...
... century 1. a. a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys b. a maze (as in a ... network of passages or paths etc.; a maze. 2 an intricate or tangled arrangement. 3 Anat. the complex arrangement of bony ... cf. F. labyrinthe.] 1. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from ...