recondite

rec·on·dite

R0088200 (rĕk′ən-dīt′, rĭ-kŏn′dīt′)adj.1. Not easily understood; abstruse or obscure: "To gain a reputation for wisdom a man must seem to have a store of recondite knowledge" (Bertrand Russell).2. Concealed; hidden.

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[Latin reconditus, past participle of recondere, to put away : re-, re- + condere, to put together, preserve; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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rec′on·dite′ly adv.

recondite

(rɪˈkɒndaɪt; ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt) adj1. requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse2. dealing with abstruse or profound subjects[C17: from Latin reconditus hidden away, from re- + condere to conceal] reˈconditely adv reˈconditeness n

rec•on•dite

(ˈrɛk ənˌdaɪt, rɪˈkɒn daɪt)

adj. 1. pertaining to or dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise. 2. known or understood by relatively few; esoteric; arcane. 3. obscure. [1640–50; < Latin reconditus recondite, hidden, orig. past participle of recondere to hide =re- re- + condere to bring together (con- con- + -dere to put)] rec′on•dite`ly, adv. rec′on•dite`ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

recondite - difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"abstruse, deepesoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

recondite

adjective obscure, involved, difficult, deep, dark, secret, hidden, mysterious, concealed, profound, mystical, esoteric, occult, arcane, abstruse, cabbalistic Her poems are recondite in subject matter.
simple, straightforward, exoteric

recondite

adjectiveBeyond the understanding of an average mind:abstruse, deep, esoteric, profound.Slang: heavy.

Translations

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