elaboration vs intricacy

elaboration and intricacy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elaboration	Yes	No	No	No
intricacy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, elaboration and intricacy are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of elaboration include elaborateness, involution.

elaboration (noun)	intricacy (noun)
developing in intricate and painstaking detail	marked by elaborately complex detail
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
marked by elaborately complex detail
a discussion that provides additional information
the result of improving something