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- [in-tri-kit]
- /ˈɪn trɪ kɪt/
- /ˈɪn.trɪ.kət/
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- [in-tri-kit]
- /ˈɪn trɪ kɪt/
Definitions of intricate word
- adjective intricate having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze. 1
- adjective intricate complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make: an intricate machine. 1
- noun intricate Very complicated or detailed. 1
- adjective intricate busy 1
- adjective intricate You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details. 0
- adjective intricate difficult to understand; obscure; complex; puzzling 0
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Origin of intricate
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin intrīcātus, past participle of intrīcāre to entangle, equivalent to in- in-2 + trīc(ae) perplexities + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Intricate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
intricate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
intricate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for intricate
adj intricate
- tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- tortuous — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- complex — Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
- tangled — snarled, interlaced, or mixed up: tangled thread.
adjective intricate
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- elaboration — The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
- knotty — having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- entangled — Simple past tense and past participle of entangle.
verb intricate
- spiralling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- convolute — to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spiralled — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- snaking — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
Antonyms for intricate
adj intricate
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- obvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- systematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
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