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Definitions for Uncomplex

[1] composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
[2] characterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units, etc.: complex machinery.
[3] so complicated or intricate as to be hard to understand or deal with: a complex problem.
[4] Grammar . (of a word) consisting of two parts, at least one of which is a bound form, as childish, which consists of the word child and the bound form -ish. complex sentence.
[5] Mathematics . pertaining to or using complex numbers: complex methods; complex vector space.
[6] an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex.
[7] Psychology . a system of interrelated, emotion-charged ideas, feelings, memories, and impulses that is usually repressed and that gives rise to abnormal or pathological behavior.
[8] a fixed idea; an obsessive notion.
[9] Mathematics . an arbitrary set of elements of a group. a collection of simplexes having specified properties.
[10] Also called coordination compound. Chemistry . a compound in which independently existing molecules or ions of a nonmetal (complexing agent) form coordinate bonds with a metal atom or ion. Compare ligand(def 2) .
[11] Biochemistry . an entity composed of molecules in which the constituents maintain much of their chemical identity: receptor-hormone complex, enzyme-substrate complex.
[12] Chemistry . to form a complex with.
[13] Chemistry . to form a complex.
[14] made up of various interconnected parts; composite
[15] (of thoughts, writing, etc) intricate or involved
[16] grammar (of a word) containing at least one bound form (of a noun phrase) containing both a lexical noun and an embedded clause, as for example the italicized parts of the following sentence: I didn't know the man who served me (of a sentence) formed by subordination of one clause to another
[17] maths of or involving one or more complex numbers
[18] a whole made up of interconnected or related parts a building complex
[19] psychoanal a group of emotional ideas or impulses that have been banished from the conscious mind but that continue to influence a person's behaviour
[20] informal an obsession or excessive fear he's got a complex about cats
[21] Also called: coordination compound a chemical compound in which molecules, groups, or ions are attached to a central metal atom, esp a transition metal atom, by coordinate bonds
[22] any chemical compound in which one molecule is linked to another by a coordinate bond

Words related to Uncomplex

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Origin of Uncomplex

complex1645–55; 1905–10 for def 7 ; (adj.) < Latin complexus, past participle of complectī, complectere to embrace, encompass, include, equivalent to complect- (see complect) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) < Late Latin complexus totality, complex (Latin: inclusion, grasping, embrace), equivalent to complect(ere ) + -tus suffix of v. action; reanalysis of the Latin v. as “to intertwine (completely)” has influenced sense of the adj.

Other words from Uncomplex

com·plex·ly , adverb
com·plex·ness , noun
o·ver·com·plex , adjective
qua·si-com·plex , adjective
qua·si-com·plex·ly , adverb
su·per·com·plex , adjective
un·com·plex , adjective
un·com·plex·ly , adverb
un·com·plex·ness , noun

Word origin for Uncomplex

complexC17: from Latin complexus, from complectī to entwine, from com- together + plectere to braid

Synonyms for Uncomplex

folksy, homey, humble, laid-back, modest, straightforward, unassuming, unostentatious, discreet, down, down home, easy-going, free-spirited, inelaborate, lowly, plain, prosaic, unaffected, unambitious, unbeautified, unembellished, unimposing, unobtrusive, unpresumptuous, unspoiled, up front