complicated en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔm.plɪˌkæɪ.tɪd/ (Australia)
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- [ˈkɒm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- [ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈkɒm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈkɒm.plɪˌkæɪ.tɪd/ (Australia)
- [ˈkɔm.plɪˌkæɪ.ɾɪd] (Australia)
- [ˈkɒm.plɪˌkæɪ.ɾɪd] (Australia)
Meanings
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Difficult or convoluted.
But there always is in my mind something at once ludicrous and mournful in a crowd congregated for the purpose of amusement. What discontent, what vanity, move the complicated wheels of the social machine!
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Masked Ball”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 177:Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.
- Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more complicated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most complicated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
complicated fracture · supercomplicated · complicatedly · complicatedness · overcomplicated · semicomplicated · noncomplicated
Translations (116)
lv sarežģīts (difficult or convoluted) · ja 複雑な (difficult or convoluted) · it intricato (difficult or convoluted) · sh slȍžen (difficult or convoluted) · pa ਗੁੰਝਲ਼ਦਾਰ (difficult or convoluted) · uk складни́й (difficult or convoluted) · yue 複雜 /复杂 (difficult or convoluted) · la complicātus (difficult or convoluted) · he מורכב (difficult or convoluted) · la contortus (difficult or convoluted) · sv komplicerad (difficult or convoluted) · ka რთული (difficult or convoluted) · ru сло́жный (difficult or convoluted) · sq i ndërlikuar (difficult or convoluted) · tr karışık (difficult or convoluted) · ka არეულ-დარეული (difficult or convoluted) · es complicado (difficult or convoluted) · eo komplika (difficult or convoluted) · et keeruline (difficult or convoluted) · ka გართულებული (difficult or convoluted) · grc πολύπλοκος (difficult or convoluted) · ar صَعْب (difficult or convoluted) · hi पेचीदा (difficult or convoluted) · mi takawhīwhiwhi (difficult or convoluted) · hi जटिल (difficult or convoluted) · tg мураккаб (difficult or convoluted) · sh сло̏жен (difficult or convoluted) · el περίπλοκος (difficult or convoluted) · ar مُرَكَّب (difficult or convoluted) · he מֻרְכָּב (difficult or convoluted) · mi manganga (difficult or convoluted) · fr compliqué (difficult or convoluted) · el πολύπλοκος (difficult or convoluted) · he מסובך (difficult or convoluted) · lt sudėtingas (difficult or convoluted) · ml സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ (difficult or convoluted) · cmn 複雜 /复杂 (difficult or convoluted) · bg объ́ркан (difficult or convoluted) · lv komplicēts (difficult or convoluted) · kk күрделі (difficult or convoluted) · ajp عويص (difficult or convoluted) · tr karmaşık (difficult or convoluted) · tl masalimuot (difficult or convoluted) · mk сложен (difficult or convoluted) · pt complicado (difficult or convoluted) · mi pīroiroi (difficult or convoluted) · nl gecompliceerd (difficult or convoluted) · de schwierig (difficult or convoluted) · de kompliziert (difficult or convoluted) · da kompliceret (difficult or convoluted) · ar مُعَقَّد (difficult or convoluted) · ga casta (difficult or convoluted) · mi pōwhiwhiwhiwhi (difficult or convoluted) · id rumit (difficult or convoluted) · la involūtus (difficult or convoluted) · ky татаал (difficult or convoluted) · he מְסֻבָּךְ (difficult or convoluted) · fa-ira مُرَکَّب (difficult or convoluted) · tr komplike (difficult or convoluted) · ro complicat (difficult or convoluted) · fi sekava (difficult or convoluted) · mi takawhiwhiwhiwhi (difficult or convoluted) · ro alambicat (difficult or convoluted) · mk компликуван (difficult or convoluted) · hy բարդ (difficult or convoluted) · ia complicate (difficult or convoluted) · uz murakkab (difficult or convoluted) · eo malsimpla (difficult or convoluted) · de verzwickt (difficult or convoluted) · pl skomplikowany (difficult or convoluted) · it complicato (difficult or convoluted) · az mürəkkəb (difficult or convoluted) · ajp معقد (difficult or convoluted) · be склада́ны (difficult or convoluted) · ar عَوِيص (difficult or convoluted) · az qəliz (difficult or convoluted) · fi monimutkainen (difficult or convoluted) · cy cymhleth (difficult or convoluted) · nan-hbl 複雜 /复杂 (difficult or convoluted) · mi whīwhiwhi (difficult or convoluted) · mi rīraparapa (difficult or convoluted) · vi phức tạp (difficult or convoluted) · km សាញ (difficult or convoluted) · mi pōwhīwhiwhi (difficult or convoluted) · de umständlich (difficult or convoluted) · hy դժվար (difficult or convoluted) · te క్లిష్టమైన (difficult or convoluted) · ga aimpléiseach (difficult or convoluted) · ug مۇرەككەپ (difficult or convoluted) · nb komplisert (difficult or convoluted) · sk komplikovaný (difficult or convoluted) · ka აწეწილი (difficult or convoluted) · hu komplikált (difficult or convoluted) · it complesso (difficult or convoluted) · nl ingewikkeld (difficult or convoluted) · km មិស្សភាគ (difficult or convoluted) · fr alambiqué (difficult or convoluted) · mi pōwhiwhi (difficult or convoluted) · ur پیچِیدَہ (difficult or convoluted) · th ซับซ้อน (difficult or convoluted) · bg сло́жен (difficult or convoluted) · fa-ira پیچیدِه (difficult or convoluted) · mi matatini (difficult or convoluted) · is flókið (difficult or convoluted) · de undurchschaubar (difficult or convoluted) · lo ສັບສົນ (difficult or convoluted) · ru запу́танный (difficult or convoluted) · hu bonyolult (difficult or convoluted) · sl zapleten (difficult or convoluted) · ko 복잡하다 (difficult or convoluted) · ang maniġfeald (difficult or convoluted) · cs komplikovaný (difficult or convoluted) · ca complicat (difficult or convoluted) · pnb گنجھࣇدار (difficult or convoluted) · pl złożony (difficult or convoluted) · ka ჩახლართული (difficult or convoluted)