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- [rek-uh n-dahyt, ri-kon-dahyt]
- /ˈrɛk ənˌdaɪt, rɪˈkɒn daɪt/
- /ˈrek.ən.daɪt/
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- [rek-uh n-dahyt, ri-kon-dahyt]
- /ˈrɛk ənˌdaɪt, rɪˈkɒn daɪt/
Definitions of recondite word
- adjective recondite dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise. 1
- adjective recondite beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric: recondite principles. 1
- adjective recondite little known; obscure: a recondite fact. 1
- adjective recondite Recondite areas of knowledge or learning are difficult to understand, and not many people know about them. 0
- adjective recondite requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse 0
- adjective recondite dealing with abstruse or profound subjects 0
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Origin of recondite
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Recondite
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recondite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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recondite usage trend in Literature
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adj recondite
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
noun recondite
- deepness — extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep valley.
adjective recondite
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- enigmatic — Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- fathomless — impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.
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