Complicacy

/ˈkɒmplɪkəsi/ noun

Definition

The state of being complicated; complication or intricacy.

Etymology

From Latin complicatus 'folded together' (com- + plicare 'to fold') plus '-cy'. An older, now archaic variant of 'complication.'

Kelly Says

English had 'complicacy' first, but then 'complexity' and 'complication' came along and were more useful, so 'complicacy' just faded into obscurity—a word retired by progress!

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