esoteric
adjective
[ ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk ]
• intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
• "esoteric philosophical debates"
Similar:
abstruse,
obscure,
arcane,
recherché,
rarefied,
recondite,
abstract,
difficult,
hard,
puzzling,
perplexing,
enigmatic,
inscrutable,
cryptic,
Delphic,
complex,
complicated,
involved,
over/above one's head,
incomprehensible,
opaque,
unfathomable,
impenetrable,
mysterious,
occult,
little known,
hidden,
secret,
private,
mystic,
magical,
cabbalistic,
involuted,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, comparative of esō ‘within’, from es, eis ‘into’. Compare with exoteric.
