intricacy

[ in-tri-kuh-see ]

/ ˈɪn trɪ kə si /

intricate character or state.

an intricate part, action, etc: intricacies of the law.

Origin of intricacy

First recorded in 1595–1605; intric(ate) + -acy

Well, his love of the intricacy of puzzles finally lies at the core of his art.

Neil Patrick Harris Hosts the Tonys |Kevin Sessums |June 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
I could not trust to the effect a letter might have upon yourself, either; the intricacy of the case brings me to this interview.'

Desperate Remedies |Thomas Hardy
As with all nineteenth-century history, the extent, the variety, and the intricacy of the various sources are simply overwhelming.

English Poor Law Policy |Sidney Webb
Life and death sang all about one, joys and fears on such a scale, in such an intricacy as never Greek nor Roman knew.

The New Machiavelli |Herbert George Wells

This, and the intricacy and complication of the footsteps, harassed him to death.

Dombey and Son |Charles Dickens
The blindness and intricacy of the route form the only difficulty.

Italian Alps |Douglas William Freshfield