Recondite
adjective
Difficult for one to understand or comprehend.
The professor's lecture on quantum physics was recondite to the majority of the class.
Often appears as...
- recondite topic
- recondite information
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Hidden from sight or hard to discover.
He has a recondite storage for his valuable documents.
Often appears as...
- recondite treasure
- recondite place
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Difficult for one to understand or comprehend.
The professor's lecture on quantum physics was recondite to the majority of the class.
Often appears as...
- recondite topic
- recondite information
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Hidden from sight or hard to discover.
He has a recondite storage for his valuable documents.
Often appears as...
- recondite treasure
- recondite place
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Intricate Understanding
Use 'recondite' for subjects only a few experts can grasp, like advanced science.
A recondite understanding of the cosmos is required to appreciate the lecture.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Common
'Recondite' often suggests knowledge is beyond the scope of common experience.
They delved into recondite philosophical debates.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
Typically found in academic or intellectual discussions, not everyday conversation.
Her thesis explored recondite aspects of medieval literature.
Pro Tip 1/3Intricate Understanding
Use 'recondite' for subjects only a few experts can grasp, like advanced science.
A recondite understanding of the cosmos is required to appreciate the lecture.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Common
'Recondite' often suggests knowledge is beyond the scope of common experience.
They delved into recondite philosophical debates.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
Typically found in academic or intellectual discussions, not everyday conversation.
Her thesis explored recondite aspects of medieval literature.
Pro Tip 1/3Intricate Understanding
Use 'recondite' for subjects only a few experts can grasp, like advanced science.
A recondite understanding of the cosmos is required to appreciate the lecture.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Common
'Recondite' often suggests knowledge is beyond the scope of common experience.
They delved into recondite philosophical debates.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
Typically found in academic or intellectual discussions, not everyday conversation.
Her thesis explored recondite aspects of medieval literature.
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Quote examples
Ian Hacking
Canadian Philosopher
A 'philosophical dictionary' is not a dictionary of philosophy that you use to look up obscure thinkers or recondite terms. It is a collection of brief and pithy essays on diverse topics, informed by one vision, and usually arranged in alphabetical order.
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Bettany Hughes
My guilty pleasure at the end of the day is an old thesaurus. I know that can lead to overwriting, but if words such as lambent, pyretic and boscy exist, how sad they should stay recondite.
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Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults.
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Ian Hacking
Canadian Philosopher
A 'philosophical dictionary' is not a dictionary of philosophy that you use to look up obscure thinkers or recondite terms. It is a collection of brief and pithy essays on diverse topics, informed by one vision, and usually arranged in alphabetical order.
Quote examples
Bettany Hughes
My guilty pleasure at the end of the day is an old thesaurus. I know that can lead to overwriting, but if words such as lambent, pyretic and boscy exist, how sad they should stay recondite.
Quote examples
Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults.
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