intricacy vs elaboration

intricacy and elaboration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, intricacy and elaboration are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of intricacy include elaborateness, involution.

intricacy (noun)	elaboration (noun)
marked by elaborately complex detail	developing in intricate and painstaking 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