Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

complexity

/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: com-plex-i-ty
IPA: /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

Uncountable

noun

That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

Countable

Example Sentences

"The battle was like the grinding of an immense and terrible machine to him. Its complexities and powers, its grim processes, fascinated him."

Etymology

From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: complex

Usage

Inflected Forms

complexities (plural)

Derived Forms

biocomplexity chaoplexity geocomplexity hypercomplexity incomplexity overcomplexity ultracomplexity uncomplexity

Phrases

attributional complexity complexity class complexity function complexity-hiding proxy complexity theory computational complexity theory cyclomatic complexity irreducible complexity

Frequently Paired Words

complexus complicate complexification complex

Synonyms

complicacy complexity complexness complicate complicatedness complication complicity intricacy involution sophistication

Antonyms

simplicity incomplexity uncomplexity

Rhymes With

perplexity

Questions

How do you pronounce complexity?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/.
What does complexity mean?: The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
Where does complexity come from?: From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.

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