- requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse
- dealing with abstruse or profound subjects
reˈconditely adv reˈconditeness n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2021
rec•on•dite /ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt, rɪˈkɑndaɪt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2021- relating to or dealing with very deep, difficult, obscure, or abstract subject matter:a recondite treatise.
rec•on•dite
(rek′ən dīt′, ri kon′dīt),USA pronunciation adj.
rec′on•dite′ly, adv.
rec′on•dite′ness, n.
- dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:a recondite treatise.
- beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding;
esoteric:recondite principles. - little known;
obscure:a recondite fact.
- Latin reconditus recondite, hidden (origin, originally past participle of recondere to hide), equivalent. to re- re- + cond(ere) to bring together (con- con- + -dere to put) + -itus -ite2
- earlier recondit 1640–50
rec′on•dite′ness, n.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deep.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mysterious, occult, secret.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exoteric.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged well-known.
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recondite /rɪˈkɒndaɪt; ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt/ adj
reˈconditely adv reˈconditeness n
reˈconditely adv reˈconditeness n
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