recondite
Difficult, obscureDifficult, obscure.: Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.
» The theories of relativity can seem recondite even for people who are well versed in the sciences.
Die Relativitätstheorie ist sogar für Menschen, die sich gut in den Wissenschaften auskennen, schwer verständlich.
Теории относительности могут оказаться недоступными пониманию даже для людей сведущих в науке.
Теорії відносності можуть здаватися важкими для розуміння навіть для добре обізнаних з наукою людей.
Meaning
7 sensesDifficult, obscure.
Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.
a recondite tractate on alchemy
замыслова́тыйzamyslovátyj, мудрёныйmudrjónyj
Little known; esoteric, secret.
Having mastery over one's field, including its esoteric minutiae; learned.
Deliberately employing abstruse or esoteric allusions or references; intentionally obscure.
(archaic)Hidden or removed from view.
Hidden or removed from view.
(archaic, obsolete, rare)Difficult to see, especially because it is hidden by another structure.
(archaic, rare)Avoiding notice (particularly human notice); having a tendency to hide; shy.
- difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
Examples
2 sentencesThe theories of relativity can seem recondite even for people who are well versed in the sciences.
Теорії відносності можуть здаватися важкими для розуміння навіть для добре обізнаних з наукою людей.
ruТеории относительности могут оказаться недоступными пониманию даже для людей сведущих в науке.
deDie Relativitätstheorie ist sogar für Menschen, die sich gut in den Wissenschaften auskennen, schwer verständlich.
The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us.
Translations
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Forms
more recondite, most recondite| Comparative | more recondite Lesson |
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Synonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
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