English Explanatory Dictionary

recondite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Difficult, obscure.
  2. Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.
  3. Little known; esoteric, secret.
  4. Having mastery over one's field, including its esoteric minutiae; learned.
  5. Deliberately employing abstruse or esoteric allusions or references; intentionally obscure.
  6. Hidden or removed from view.
  7. Difficult to see, especially because it is hidden by another structure.
  8. Avoiding notice (particularly human notice); having a tendency to hide; shy.
noun
  1. A recondite (hidden or obscure) person or thing.
  2. A scholar or other person who is recondite, that is, who has mastery over his or her field, including its esoteric minutiae.
verb
  1. To conceal, cover up, hide.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/ /ɹɪˈkɒndaɪt/ En-uk-recondite.oga /ˈɹɛkənˌdaɪt/ /ɹəˈkɑnˌdaɪt/ /ɹiˈkɑnˌdaɪt/

Word forms

recondite more recondite most recondite recondites reconditing recondited

Synonyms

retiring

Derived words

irrecondite reconditely reconditeness unrecondite
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