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Word of the Day – Recondite

By April 17, 2019Word of the Day

Recondite (adj)

rek-on-dait

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

Mid 17th century: from Latin reconditus ‘hidden, put away’, past participle of recondere, from re- ‘back’ + condere ‘put together, secrete’.

Example sentences

“The whole book series if full of recondite information.”

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