esotericadjective
uk/ˌiː.səˈter.ɪk/us/ˌes.əˈter.ɪk/very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge:
He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games.
disapproving or humorous She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes.
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Difficult to understand
- (as) clear as mud idiom
- abstruse
- ambiguity
- ambiguous
- arcane
- blurred
- diffuse
- equivocal
- fathomless
- garble
- get it into your thick head idiom
- impalpable
- obscure
- opaque
- over your head idiom
- paradox
- puzzler
- puzzling
- recherché
- veiled
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