Arcane Definition

är-kān
adjective
Known or understood by only a few.
Arcane economic theories.
American Heritage
Hidden or secret.
Webster's New World
Understood by only a few; esoteric.
Webster's New World

Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.

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Origin of Arcane

  • From Latin arcanus (“hidden, secret”), from arcere (“to shut up”), arca (“a chest”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin arcānus secret from arca chest

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Arcane Sentence Examples

  • Often, a buying decision hinges on a piece of arcane information about a product that is difficult to locate.

  • Tarn is an arcane word for big puddle and sounds nice.

  • This seemingly arcane finding could be of significance where an insurance claim is being made.

  • Will discovers how to use the Subtle Knife of the title, an arcane instrument that allows one to cut holes in the fabric between adjacent universes - the deeper the cut, the farther the universe you enter is from our own.

  • To avoid ambiguity, this somewhat arcane note needs to be here.

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Words Starting With

AARARC

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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arcane

Words Starting With A and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With A6 Letter Words Ending With E