Added 9 October 2026 recondite /ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recondite at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Difficult, obscure. Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound. a recondite tractate on alchemy Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound. a recondite tractate on alchemy Little known; esoteric, secret. noun A recondite (hidden or obscure) person or thing. A scholar or other person who is recondite, that is, who has mastery over his or her field, including its esoteric minutiae. verb To conceal, cover up, hide. Related Words: abstrusedeepesotericdensecryptictenebrosedreichcross-grainedbackwaterishbenightedmysterioussupersubtle Back to today's word