complejo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komˈplexo/ [kõmˈple.xo]
- Rhymes: -exo
- Syllabification: com‧ple‧jo
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin complexus.
Adjective
complejo (feminine compleja, masculine plural complejos, feminine plural complejas)
- complex, sophisticated, intricate (made of multiple parts)
- Antonym: simple
- complex, complicated (complicated; not straightforward)
- Synonym: complicado
- Antonym: sencillo
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Derived terms
Noun
complejo m (plural complejos)
- (psychology) complex
- complex, compound (collection of buildings or facilities)
- resort, complex (where one can vacation to)
- (psychology, informal) hang-up
Hyponyms
- complejo de apartamentos (“apartment complex”)
- complejo de castración
- complejo de Edipo
- complejo de Electra (“Elektra complex”)
- complejo de inferioridad (“inferiority complex”)
- complejo de viviendas (“housing complex”)
- complejo habitacional (“housing complex, residential compound”)
- complejo hotelero (“hotel complex”)
- complejo industrial (“industrial complex”)
- complejo industrial
- complejo militar-industrial (“military-industrial complex”)
- complejo residencial (“residential complex”)
- complejo turístico (“resort, tourist resort; tourist center”)
- complejo vacacional (“holiday resort, holiday complex”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
complejo
- first-person singular present indicative of complejar
Further reading
- “complejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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