arcane
(adjective) requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; “the arcane science of dowsing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arcane (comparative more arcane, superlative most arcane)
Understood by only a few.
Synonym: esoteric
Antonym: mundane
(by extension) Obscure, mysterious.
Synonyms: enigmatic, esoteric, recondite, clandestine
Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.
Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ar*cane", a. Etym: [L. arcanus.]
Definition: Hidden; secret. [Obs.] "The arcane part of divine wisdom." Berkeley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
