Esoteric
11esoteric — adjective Etymology: Late Latin esotericus, from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, comparative of eisō, esō within, from eis into; akin to Greek en in more at in Date: circa 1660 1. a. designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone < a …
12esoteric — [[t]i͟ːsoʊte̱rɪk, AM e̱sə [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people. [FORMAL] ...esoteric knowledge. ...a spoiled aristocrat with pretentious airs and …
13esoteric — esoterically, adv. /es euh ter ik/, adj. 1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions. 2. belonging to the select few. 3. private; secret; confidential. 4.… …
14esoteric — adjective /ˌɛs.əʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk,ˌɛs.əˈtɛɹ.ɪk,ˌɛs.oʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk/ a) Understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle. The writing in this manual is very esoteric; I need a degree in engineering just to understand it! b) Having to do with… …
15esoteric — See exotic. See exotic, esoteric …
16esoteric — adj. Esoteric is used with these nouns: ↑taste …
17esoteric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. select, mysterious. See secret. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. arcane, private, recondite, abstruse; see difficult 2 , obscure 1 , 2 , secret 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [ES …
18esoteric — es|o|ter|ic [ˌesəˈterık, ˌi:sə ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: esoterikos, from esotero further inside , from eiso inside ] known and understood by only a few people who have special knowledge about something ▪ the esoteric world of… …
19esoteric — es|o|ter|ic [ ,esə terık ] adjective known about or understood by very few people: a rather esoteric debate about European tax rules …
20esoteric — adjective known and understood by only a few people who have special knowledge about something: an esoteric form of Buddhism esoterically / kli/ adverb …
