Definitions:

1. A detail that is part of something complicated. NOUN
   • The intricacy of the designs was fascinating.
2. The quality of being complex or having many parts. NOUN
   • While reading the book, I had to revisit chapters in order to break through the story's intricacy.

Synonyms:

• complexity
• difficulty
• elaborateness
• elaboration
• involution
• sophistication