Rē'con-dīte or Re-cŏn'dīte, a.

adjective

(Synop., § 130), a. [Lat. reconditus, p. p. of recondere, to put up again, to lay up, to conceal, from re, again, and condere, to bring or lay together; It. & Sp. recondito, O. Fr. recondit. See CONDITION.]

Sense 1. Hidden from the view or intellect; secret; abstruse: as, recondite causes of things.

Sense 2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; as, recondite studies.