esoteric
adjective/ˌiːsəˈterɪk/, /ˌesəˈterɪk/
/ˌesəˈterɪk/
(formal)- likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest
- a programme of music for everyone, even those with the most esoteric taste
- Specialist dictionaries may be required to understand some of the more esoteric texts.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEsoteric is used with these nouns:- taste
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, comparative of esō ‘within’, from es, eis ‘into’.Definitions on the go
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