Definition of "recondite" in English

adjective

1. (of areas of discussion or research) Difficult, obscure.

2. (somewhat archaic) Hidden or removed from view.

noun

1. (rare) A recondite (hidden or obscure) person or thing.

2. (rare) A scholar or other person who is recondite, that is, who has mastery over his or her field, including its esoteric minutiae.

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To conceal, cover up, hide.