recondite

UK
/ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt/
US
/ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt/

Translations

reconditeadjective
more recondite
Comp.
most recondite
Super.
UK
/ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt/
US
/ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt/
The professor's lecture on quantum mechanics was so recondite that only a few students could follow it.
Le cours du professeur sur la mécanique quantique était si hermétique que seuls quelques étudiants pouvaient le suivre.
Additional translations
abstrusSoutenu ; se dit d’un sujet, d’un texte ou d’une idée difficile à comprendre.
cachéAu sens de « dissimulé », « non visible » ou « tenu à l’écart du savoir commun ».

Definitions

reconditeadjective
Difficult to understand; obscure.
The professor's lecture on quantum mechanics was so recondite that only a few students could follow it.
Little known or understood; abstruse.
The book delves into recondite topics that are rarely discussed in mainstream literature.
Hidden from ordinary view or knowledge; concealed.
The alchemist guarded his recondite formulas in a locked chest.