recondite

[ rek-uhn-dahyt, ri-kon-dahyt ]
/ ˈrɛk ənˌdaɪt, rɪˈkɒn daɪt /
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adjective

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.

Origin of recondite

1640–50; earlier recondit < Latin reconditus recondite, hidden (orig. past participle of recondere to hide), equivalent to re- re- + cond(ere) to bring together ( con- con- + -dere to put) + -itus -ite2

OTHER WORDS FROM recondite

rec·on·dite·ly, adverb rec·on·dite·ness, noun un·rec·on·dite, adjective

Words nearby recondite

reconcilable, reconcile, reconciliate, reconciliation, reconciliatory, recondite, recondition, reconfigure, reconfirm, reconnaissance, reconnaissance car

Words related to recondite

abstruse, academic, arcane, cabalistic, concealed, cryptic, dark, deep, difficult, esoteric, hard, heavy, hermetic, hidden, involved, mystic, mystical, occult, pedantic, profound

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British Dictionary definitions for recondite

recondite
/ (rɪˈkɒndaɪt, ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt) /

adjective

requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse
dealing with abstruse or profound subjects

Derived forms of recondite

reconditely, adverb reconditeness, noun

Word Origin for recondite

C17: from Latin reconditus hidden away, from re- + condere to conceal