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    arcane
    /ɑːˈkeɪn/

    adjective

    • 1. understood by few; mysterious or secret: "arcane procedures for electing people"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishARCANE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal uk / ɑːˈkeɪn / us / ɑːrˈkeɪn / Add to word list. mysterious and known only by a few people: He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement. This argument may seem arcane to those not closely involved in the world of finance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult to understand.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › arcaneArcane Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ARCANE is known or knowable only to a few people : secret; broadly : mysterious, obscure. How to use arcane in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryARCANE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ɑrˈkeɪn / Add to word list. complicated and therefore understood or known by only a few people: They worked hard to negotiate New York's arcane rules for getting on presidential ballots. (Definition of arcane from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of arcane. arcane.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › arcaneArcane - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Something arcane is understood or known by only a few people. Almost everyone knows the basics of baseball, but only an elite few possess the arcane knowledge of its history that marks the true fan. A near synonym is esoteric, as in "relating to remote information or knowledge."

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishARCANE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'arcane' arcane. (ɑːʳkeɪn ) adjective. Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious. [formal] Until a few months ago few people outside the arcane world of contemporary music had heard of the composer. Synonyms: mysterious, secret, hidden, esoteric More Synonyms of arcane. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisharcane adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of arcane adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › arcaneArcane - definition of arcane by The Free Dictionary

    1. arcane - requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; "the arcane science of dowsing". esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories".

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › arcaneArcane Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unrevealable. unguessed. hypernormal. preterhuman. untellable. pretersensual. preternormal. undisclosable. unbreatheable. supranatural. secret. esoteric. enigmatic. occult. mystic. Antonyms: common.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › arcane_adjarcane, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective arcane is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for arcane is from 1547, in the writing of Andrew Borde, physician and author. arcane is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin arcānus.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › arcanearcane - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · arcane (comparative more arcane, superlative most arcane) Understood by only a few. Synonym: esoteric Antonym: mundane