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Origin of recondite

1640–50; earlier recondit<Latin reconditus recondite, hidden (originally past participle of recondere to hide), equivalent to re-re- + cond(ere) to bring together (con-con- + -dere to put) + -itus-ite²

OTHER WORDS FROM recondite

rec·on·dite·ly, adverbrec·on·dite·ness, nounun·rec·on·dite, adjective

Words nearby recondite

reconcilable, reconcile, reconciliate, reconciliation, reconciliatory, recondite, recondition, reconfigure, reconfirm, reconnaissance, reconnaissance car

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How to use recondite in a sentence

How else to explain the popularity of a novel so free of plot, so obsessed with existential rumination and recondite philosophy?
American Dreams: Saul Bellow’s Masterpiece of Lamentation|Nathaniel Rich|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Classical allusions, poetical turns of phrase, antique diction, recondite words.
David's Book Club: The Souls of Black Folk|David Frum|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fortunately, the considerations which are necessary are not recondite, and all the facts are of an extremely picturesque nature.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
But to determine what these propositions are, is the opus magnum of the more recondite mental philosophy.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill

Such superstitions as these last must be the result of study; they are too recondite for natural or spontaneous growth.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
The scheme of the pronouns is very complete, and provides for nearly all the recondite distinctions of person.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
To develop truths so recondite there would be needed a knowledge of nature much greater than that which we have.
Treatise on Light|Christiaan Huygens

British Dictionary definitions for recondite

recondite

/ (rɪˈkɒndaɪt, ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt) /

adjective

requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse

dealing with abstruse or profound subjects

Derived forms of recondite

reconditely, adverbreconditeness, noun

Word Origin for recondite

C17: from Latin reconditus hidden away, from re- + condere to conceal

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