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recondite

/ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/ UK
/ɹɪˈkɒndaɪt/ UK
/ˈɹɛkənˌdaɪt/ US
/ɹəˈkɑnˌdaɪt/ US
/ɹiˈkɑnˌdaɪt/ US

adjective more recondite · most recondite

of areas of discussion or research Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound. a recondite tractate on alchemy
of areas of discussion or research Little known; esoteric, secret. [T]here was in the man much learning, and that of the more inward & recondit, a great Antiquary, and one that had a certain large poſſeſſion of Divine and Humane Lawes.
of scholars, of areas of discussion or research Having mastery over one's field, including its esoteric minutiae; learned. It is delightful to see this recondite scholar [Thomas Browne]—this contemplative and refining dreamer—in the centre of his happy nor unworthy household.
of writers, of areas of discussion or research Deliberately employing abstruse or esoteric allusions or references; intentionally obscure. They afford a lesson to the modern metaphysical and recondite writers not to overvalue their works.
archaic Hidden or removed from view. The Eye is somewhat recondit betweene its Orbite.
archaic, obsolete, rare, of a structure Difficult to see, especially because it is hidden by another structure. Recondite, (aculeus) concealed within the abdomen, seldom exposed to view.
archaic, rare Avoiding notice (particularly human notice); having a tendency to hide; shy. Animals of this class are so recondite in their habits... so little known to naturalists beyond the more common species.
Similar: retiring

noun recondites

rare A recondite (hidden or obscure) person or thing. [T]he Duchess, and the dandies, and the member's wife and all the rest of their tribulations, were happily hidden from the view by the towering bouquets of the gold plateau vases at the head of the room. [...] A contra-dance after supper was felt to be a national duty; but behind those fatal vases a
rare A scholar or other person who is recondite, that is, who has mastery over his or her field, including its esoteric minutiae. Here we have an uncommon acquaintance with the conditions of society in the mass, which, perhaps, some of our recondites would hardly be disposed to expect in the case of a man of a character so eminent and philosophical as [Dugald] Stewart, and addicted to studies removing him so far from the spher

verb recondites · reconditing · recondited

obsolete, rare, transitive To conceal, cover up, hide. Tendons: recondited, and hidde in their Muscle, as if they were in a purse imposed.

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adj difficult to grasp or understand — see also abstruse, profound

Español	recóndito
日本語	幽玄な yuugen na, 奥深い okufukai
中文	深奧的 /深奥的 shēn'ào de
Français	reculé, retiré, caché
Italiano	recondito
Русский	замыслова́тый zamyslovátyj, мудрёный mudrjónyj

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@misc{recondite_2026,
  title = {recondite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recondite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}