complex

Definition

Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

Etymology

From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“I entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). May be analyzed as com- + -plex. See complect. Doublet of complexus.

Example Sentences

• "a complex being; a complex idea"
• "The human body is a complex system made up of many layers."
• "Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe."

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