the quality of being complex | She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex |
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, - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" Adj | Complex implies a combination of many interwoven parts: The composer transformed a simple folk tune into a complex set of variations |
An idea which is partly or wholly repressed, but which determines your opinion of yourself, may produce a complex.
The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc | Next in order to harmonies, rhythms will naturally follow, and they should be subject to the same rules, for we ought not to seek out complex systems of metre, or metres of every kind, but rather to discover what rhythms are the expressions of a courageous and harmonious life; and when we have found them, we shall adapt the foot and the melody to words having a like spirit, not the words to the foot and melody |
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Complex should be used to say that something consists of several parts rather than that it is difficult to understand, analyse, or deal with, which is what complicated inherently means | Synonyms: complex , complicated , intricate , involved , tangled These adjectives mean having parts so interconnected as to hamper comprehension or perception of the whole |