different between sophisticated vs convoluted

English

Etymology

First English usage circa 1601. From Medieval Latin sophisticatus.

Adjective

sophisticated (comparative more sophisticated, superlative most sophisticated)

1. Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan.
2. Elegant, refined.
3. Complicated, especially of complex technology.
4. Appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral.
5. (obsolete, Britain) Dishonest or misleading.
6. (obsolete, Britain) Impure; adulterated.

Synonyms

• (having obtained worldly experience): worldly
• (elegant, refined): refined

Antonyms

• (having obtained worldly experience): provincial

Related terms

• sophisticate
• sophist
• sophistry
• philosophy

Translations

Verb

sophisticated

1. simple past tense and past participle of sophisticate

References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition 1997

English

Etymology

From convolute +? -d.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nv??l(j)u?t?d/, /?k?nv?l(j)u?t?d/, /-v??-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nv??lut?d/, /?k?nv??lut?d/, [-??d]
• Hyphenation: con?vo?lut?ed

Adjective

convoluted (comparative more convoluted, superlative most convoluted)

1. (chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.

   Synonyms: (biology, geology) meandrine, obvolute, torquated, tortuous

   Antonym: unconvoluted
2. (figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:complex

   Antonym: unconvoluted

Derived terms

Related terms

• convolve
• convolute
• convolution

Translations

Verb

convoluted

1. simple past tense and past participle of convolute

References