rec|on|dite

rec|on|dite
rec|on|dite «REHK uhn dyt, rih KON-», adjective.
1. hard to understand; profound: »

The recondite principles of philosophy (Henry Mackenzie).

SYNONYM(S): abstruse.
2. little known; obscure: »

a recondite writer, recondite writings.

3. hidden from view; concealed.
[< Latin reconditus, past participle of recondere store away < re- back + condere to store < com- up + dare to put, lay]
rec´on|dite´ly, adverb.
rec´on|dite´ness, noun.

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