English dictionary
complex
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
adjective
- difficult to analyze or understand
noun
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
noun
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
noun
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
noun
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
Example sentences
a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody
a complex mass of diverse laws and customs
a complicated problem
complicated Middle East politics
he's more complex than he seems on the surface
the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town