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complicity

complicity noun: the state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.

Noun

complicity (countable and uncountable, plural complicities)

  1. The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
    • He drew up a placard, offering Twenty Pounds reward for the apprehension of Stephen Blackpool, suspected of complicity in the robbery of Coketown Bank.1854, Charles Dickens, chapter 32, in Hard Times
  2. (archaic) Complexity.
    • How easy is it, on the other hand, to an enlightened teacher, particularly in the beginning, to elucidate the various forms of rhythm by methodical arrangement in respect of simplicity and increasing complicity or mixture!1861, Dr. Marx, “Musical Education and Instruction,”, in The Musical Times, volume 10, number 220, page 53

complicity meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

complicity in Tamil

உடந்தை, குற்றப் பொறுப்பில் பங்கு, தவறு, குற்றத்தில் ஈடுபடுதல்

complicity in Bengali

দুষ্কর্মে অংশীদারিত্ব

complicity in Malayalam

പങ്ക്, കുറ്റത്തിൽ കൂട്ടുകൂടൽ, കുറ്റം ചെയ്യുന്നതിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടൽ

complicity in Kannada

ಸಹಾಪರಾಧಿತ್ವ, ದುಷ್ಕಾರ್ಯಭಾಗಿತ್ವ, ಕೆಟ್ಟಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಮೀಲಾಗುವಿಕೆ
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complicity in Persian
همدستی hamdasti, همدستی در جرم

Synonyms of complicity

Forms of complicity

pluralcomplicities

Origin of complicity

From French complicité, from Middle French, from Old French complice (“accomplice”), from Late Latin complic-, stem of complex (“partner, confederate”), from Latin complicō (“fold together”).

Words formed from complicity

Questions about complicity

What does complicity mean?
Complicity means the state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
What is complicity in Tamil?
Complicity in Tamil is உடந்தை, குற்றப் பொறுப்பில் பங்கு, தவறு. See Complicity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is complicity?
Complicity is a noun.
What is the plural of complicity?
The plural of complicity is complicities.

Words near complicity in the dictionary

  1. complicities
  2. complicitly
  3. complicitness
  4. complicitous
  5. complicitousness
  6. complicity
  7. complied
  8. complier
  9. compliers
  10. complies
  11. compliest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: complicity (page history and authors); complicity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Complicity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); complicity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); complicity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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