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Added 8 October 2026

complexity

/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ noun

In Latin: complexitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about complexity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The quality of being intricate and compounded.
he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers

Origin

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

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