'Recondite' definitions:
Definition of 'recondite'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Recondite'
From: GCIDE
- Recondite \Rec"on*dite\ (r[e^]k"[o^]n*d[imac]t or r[-e]k[o^]n"d[i^]t; 277), a. [L. reconditus, p. p. of recondere to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; pref. re- re- + condere to bring or lay together. See Abscond.]
- 1. Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, recondite causes of things. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies. "Recondite learning." --Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'recondite'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstruse,
- academic,
- arcane,
- beclouded,
- blind,
- buried,
- cabalistic,
- cabbalistic,
- close,
- clouded,
- concealed,
- covered,
- covert,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- deep,
- difficult,
- do up,
- doctor,
- eclipsed,
- enigmatic,
- erudite,
- esoteric,
- hard,
- heavy,
- hermetic,
- hid,
- hidden,
- impenetrable,
- in a cloud,
- in a fog,
- in eclipse,
- in purdah,
- in the wings,
- incommunicado,
- incomprehensible,
- inexplicable,
- latent,
- learned,
- mysterious,
- mystic,
- mystical,
- obfuscated,
- obscure,
- obscured,
- occult,
- opaque,
- overhaul,
- patch,
- pedantic,
- profound,
- rebuild,
- reclaim,
- recondition,
- reconstruct,
- recover,
- rehabilitate,
- rejuvenate,
- repair,
- restitute,
- revamp,
- runic,
- scholarly,
- secluded,
- secluse,
- secret,
- sequestered,
- sibylline,
- transcendental,
- undecipherable,
- under an eclipse,
- under cover,
- under house arrest,
- under wraps,
- underground,
- unfathomable,
- unknown,
- wrapped in clouds