arcaneadj.
/ɑːˈkeɪn/, U.S. /ɑrˈkeɪn/ Hidden, concealed, secret.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective]
secrec1386
mystica1398
mystical1516
dark1532
arcane1547
occulta1549
shadowish1561
abstruse1576
cryptical1588
shrouded (also involved, wrapped) in mysterya1616
mysterious1622
mysterial1630
cryptica1638
researched1653
rarefied1662
arcanalc1828
sphinx-like1837
sphinxine1845
abstrusive1848
Sphingine1925
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. Prol. f. ii The Eximiouse and Archane Science of Phisicke.
1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine v. iv. 187 Have I bewrayed thy arcane secrecy?
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. *2v To Reveal the Arcane Mysteries of Atheism.
1876 E. Gosse in Academy 9 Dec. 557 Walking in the arcane world of wonder.
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