SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
recondite
adjective
Little known and difficult to understand without specialized knowledge.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Obscure and difficult
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Usage distinction
Return to topRecondite material is difficult because it is little known or requires specialist knowledge. Technical and specialized do not automatically mean unclear.
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See recondite in use
A recondite debate about medieval punctuation occupied the final chapter.
One paragraph offered a recondite account of a lettering convention, requiring knowledge the visitors had no reason to possess.
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