| \REK-uhn-dahyt, ri-KON-dahyt\ |
adjective
1. dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
2. beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric: recondite principles. |
| Quotes |
Particle and quantum physics receive their due, but the ideas associated with them are so mathematically recondite that any general discussion is somewhat beside the point.
-- Arthur Krystal, "The Shrinking World of Ideas," The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 21, 2014 |
| Origin |
| Recondite descends from the Latin verb recondere "to hide." It entered English in the mid-1600s. |
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