different between complex vs complice
complex
English
Etymology
From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complect? (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complect. Doublet of complexus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ks
- Adjective
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?m?pl?ks/, /?k?m.pl?ks/
- (US) enPR: k?mpl?ks, k?m'pl?ks; IPA(key): /k?m?pl?ks/, /?k?mpl?ks/
- Noun
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?m.pl?ks/
- (US) enPR: k?m'pl?ks, IPA(key): /?k?mpl?ks/
Adjective
complex (comparative complexer or more complex, superlative complexest or most complex)
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences
- When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is complex and difficult.
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of ?1.
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
Synonyms
- (not simple): complicated, detailed, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, tough
Antonyms
- (not simple): basic, easy, simple, simplex, straightforward
Derived terms
- complex function
- complexify
- complexity
- complexness
- pseudocomplex
Related terms
- complexion
- (mathematics): symplectic
Translations
Noun
complex (plural complexes)
- A problem. (clarification of this definition is needed)
- A network of interconnected systems.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
- (informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
complex (third-person singular simple present complexes, present participle complexing, simple past and past participle complexed)
- (chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
- (transitive) To complicate.
Translations
Further reading
- complex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- complex in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- complex at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin complexus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kom?pl?ks/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum?pl?ks/
Adjective
complex (feminine complexa, masculine plural complexos, feminine plural complexes)
- complex
- Antonyms: simple, senzill
Derived terms
- nombre complex
Related terms
- complexitat
Noun
complex m (plural complexos)
- complex (clarification of this definition is needed)
Further reading
- “complex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “complex” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “complex” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “complex” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French complexe or German komplex, from Latin complexus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?m?pl?ks/
- Hyphenation: com?plex
- Rhymes: -?ks
Adjective
complex (comparative complexer, superlative meest complex or complext)
- complex (composite)
- complex (complicated)
- (mathematics) complex (containing an imaginary component or involving imaginary numbers)
Inflection
Derived terms
- complex getal
- complexiteit
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: kompleks
Noun
complex n (plural complexen, diminutive complexje n)
- complex (collection of buildings or facilities with a common purpose)
- (psychoanalysis) complex (abnormal mental state caused by repression)
Derived terms
- gebouwencomplex
- inferioriteitscomplex
- meerderwaarigheidscomplex
- minderwaardigheidscomplex
- sportcomplex
- superioriteitscomplex
- tempelcomplex
Related terms
- complicatie
- gecompliceerd
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: kompleks
Romanian
Etymology
From French complexe, from Latin complexus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kom?pleks]
Adjective
complex m or n (feminine singular complex?, masculine plural complec?i, feminine and neuter plural complexe)
- complex
Declension
Antonyms
- simplu
Related terms
- complexitate
Further reading
- complex in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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complice
English
Etymology
From Old French
Noun
complice (plural complices)
- (obsolete) An accomplice; a supporter.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act I, Scene 1,[1]
- The lives of all your loving complices
- Lean on your health; the which, if you give o’er
- To stormy passion, must perforce decay.
- 1676, Andrew Marvell, Mr. Smirke; or, The Divine Mode, London, p. 11,[2]
- Our Saviour was accused that he would Destroy the Temple. The first Martyr Steven was stoned as a Complice.
- 1759, David Hume, The History of England under the House of Tudor, London: A. Millar, Volume 1, Chapter 2, p. 340,[3]
- […] a bill confirming the attainder of Somerset and his complices was also rejected by the commons, tho’ it had passed the upper house.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act I, Scene 1,[1]
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1989, OCLC 1071858051
French
Adjective
complice (plural complices)
- kindred, close
Noun
complice m or f (plural complices)
- accomplice
Descendants
- ? German: Komplize
Further reading
- “complice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
complice m or f (plural complici)
- (also figuratively) accomplice
- Synonyms: connivente, correo, compare, socio
Adjective
complice (invariable)
- thanks to, aided by
- (relational) accomplice, accomplice's, of an accomplice
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kom?plit??e]
Verb
complice
- third-person singular present subjunctive of complica
- third-person plural present subjunctive of complica
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