Recondite — Word of the Day November 04, 2026

Definition

Not known by many people; abstruse; obscure. Recondite knowledge is the province of specialists.

“His thesis explored a recondite corner of medieval canon law that few scholars had visited.”

From Latin reconditus, past participle of recondere (to put away, hide), from re- (back) + condere (to put together).

R₁E₁C₃O₁N₁D₂I₁T₁E₁

RECONDITE scores 12 points in Scrabble.