Complication and Plainness

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Complication noun - The state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects.

Usage example: a problem of such irreducible complication as to defy any easy solution

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Plainness is an antonym for complication.

Plainness noun - The quality or state of having a form or structure of few parts or elements.

Usage example: the plainness and clean lines of that coffeemaker make it a piece of modern sculpture as well as a kitchen appliance

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Complication is an antonym for plainness.

Nearby Words: plain, plainly

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