/ Dictionary / Index R recondite: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rec•on•dite Pronunciation: (rek'un-dīt", ri-kon'dīt), [key] — adj. dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise. beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric: recondite principles. little known; obscure: a recondite fact. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: recondite (Thesaurus) reconciliatory recondition Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language