noun
- A conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts.
- usage: "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"
- synonyms: composite
- A compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated.
- synonyms: coordination compound
- Psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior. (
- A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures.
- synonyms: building complex
adjective
- Complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.
- usage: "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"