MEANING
Obscure or difficult to understand because of specialized or unfamiliar content.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- recondite reference
On the page
A recondite reference puzzled the reader.
The scholar pursued a recondite question.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- recondite
Explore related collections
Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more recondite; superlative most recondite where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
Practice this word in a sentenceYour margin notes
Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.