recondite

adjective re·con·dite \ˈre-kən-ˌdīt, ri-ˈkän-\

: not understood or known by many people

Full Definition of RECONDITE

: hidden from sight : concealed

: difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep <a recondite subject>

: of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure <recondite fact about the origin of the holiday — Floyd Dell>

— re·con·dite·ly adverb

— re·con·dite·ness noun

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Latin reconditus, past participle of recondere to conceal, from re- + condere to store up, from com- + -dere to put — more at com-, do

First Known Use: 1649

Synonyms: abstruse, arcane, deep, esoteric, hermetic (also hermetical), profound

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