Im′plex, a.

a. [Lat. implexus, p. p. of implectere, to infold, entwine, entangle; prefix im, for in, and plectere, to plaid, interweave; Fr. implexe, Sp. implexo.] Infolded; intricate; entangled; complicated.

The fable of every poem is simple or implex. It is called “simple” when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the fortune of the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from good to bad. Addison.