Definition of arcane in English:

arcane

adjective ɑːˈkeɪnɑrˈkeɪn

Understood by few; mysterious or secret.
少有人懂的；神秘的，秘密的
arcane procedures for electing people
选举的神秘程序。
Example sentencesExamples
- I could find a mentor and follow them around, learning the arcane and mystical art of pointing.
- This is not a task to be undertaken lightly: the language is convoluted and arcane.
- The play has inconsistencies of tone, and like all Shakespearean comedy, its jokes are archaic and arcane.
- Eventually, just two competitors stand against each other until one is able to spell some arcane word that the other cannot.
- At one point an arcane discussion about the future of cursive handwriting starts up.
- This arcane practice has to come to an end if investors are to have faith in equities in the long term.
- In many parts of the globe disputes over history are often not arcane or academic disagreements.
- Records were denied airplay for the most arcane reasons imaginable.
- Under the arcane rules of the council, this has to be debated at an Executive Committee meeting.
- If the dos and don'ts of tipping are so arcane, why is it so prevalent?
- The compact libretto used less of the flowery, arcane language that once had seemed a requisite of high style.
- Einstein proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and symbols his theory of relativity.
- Modern conflict may be too complex for arcane forms of protest.
- But in the arcane world of Commonwealth Games eligibility, nothing is simple.
- Here at least, the lyrics are quite clear and not concealed beneath some arcane reference.
- Can television handle philosophy, which is popularly seen as either arcane or impossibly difficult?
- Civil servants, ministers and the pensions industry agonised over how to interest the public in this arcane subject.
- It may seem an arcane issue to go to war over, but the unions are worried that they are losing an increasing number of workers to the private sector.
- Longhi's metaphors are sometimes arcane, but they can also be familiar.
- In a busy schedule where usually the legislation is very arcane, it can take years, if ever, for necessary change to occur.
Synonyms
mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, clandestine, enigmatic, dark
esoteric, obscure, abstruse, recondite, little known, recherché, inscrutable, impenetrable, opaque, incomprehensible, cryptic, occult

Derivatives

arcanely

adverb

She had picked up some tips from her father: watch the wool market because it indicates when a Depression is coming; or, more arcanely, keep an eye out for two sure signs that war is on the way: clothes become drab and women wear boots.
Example sentencesExamples
- The audio capabilities of cell phones and audio engines vary widely, from the completely rudimentary to the arcanely sophisticated.
- The legacy of those years is thousands of albums cluttering up our apartment, arcanely filed and catalogued.
- Thus the big toe has been given some recognition, albeit arcanely, as a special digit.
- I particularly liked Clark Richert's ‘World Game,’ a 1990 depiction of Denver rendered in Richert's maniacally precise idiom, a dreamy science fiction, full of arcanely beautiful images.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin arcanus, from arcere 'to shut up', from arca 'chest'.

ark from Old English:
Aerc was the Old English word for a chest, from Latin arca ‘a chest or box’. This developed into ark, as in the Ark of the Covenant, the wooden chest in which the tablets of the laws of the ancient Israelites were kept, and the Holy Ark in a synagogue, a chest, or cupboard which contained the scrolls of the Torah or Hebrew scriptures. A ship may be thought of as a floating container, hence Noah's Ark, the vessel built by Noah to escape the Flood. The Latin word is also the source of arcane (mid 16th century), which describes something hidden, concealed, or secret, as if it were shut up in a box, which only a few people can open.

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of arcane in US English:

arcane

adjectiveärˈkānɑrˈkeɪn

Understood by few; mysterious or secret.
少有人懂的；神秘的，秘密的
modern math and its arcane notation
Example sentencesExamples
- Civil servants, ministers and the pensions industry agonised over how to interest the public in this arcane subject.
- This is not a task to be undertaken lightly: the language is convoluted and arcane.
- Einstein proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and symbols his theory of relativity.
- If the dos and don'ts of tipping are so arcane, why is it so prevalent?
- Modern conflict may be too complex for arcane forms of protest.
- At one point an arcane discussion about the future of cursive handwriting starts up.
- In many parts of the globe disputes over history are often not arcane or academic disagreements.
- This arcane practice has to come to an end if investors are to have faith in equities in the long term.
- Records were denied airplay for the most arcane reasons imaginable.
- Under the arcane rules of the council, this has to be debated at an Executive Committee meeting.
- In a busy schedule where usually the legislation is very arcane, it can take years, if ever, for necessary change to occur.
- Longhi's metaphors are sometimes arcane, but they can also be familiar.
- But in the arcane world of Commonwealth Games eligibility, nothing is simple.
- It may seem an arcane issue to go to war over, but the unions are worried that they are losing an increasing number of workers to the private sector.
- Eventually, just two competitors stand against each other until one is able to spell some arcane word that the other cannot.
- Can television handle philosophy, which is popularly seen as either arcane or impossibly difficult?
- The play has inconsistencies of tone, and like all Shakespearean comedy, its jokes are archaic and arcane.
- Here at least, the lyrics are quite clear and not concealed beneath some arcane reference.
- The compact libretto used less of the flowery, arcane language that once had seemed a requisite of high style.
- I could find a mentor and follow them around, learning the arcane and mystical art of pointing.
Synonyms
mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, clandestine, enigmatic, dark

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin arcanus, from arcere ‘to shut up’, from arca ‘chest’.

词汇	arcane
释义	Definition of arcane in English: arcane adjective ɑːˈkeɪnɑrˈkeɪn Understood by few; mysterious or secret. 少有人懂的；神秘的，秘密的 arcane procedures for electing people 选举的神秘程序。 Example sentencesExamples I could find a mentor and follow them around, learning the arcane and mystical art of pointing. This is not a task to be undertaken lightly: the language is convoluted and arcane. The play has inconsistencies of tone, and like all Shakespearean comedy, its jokes are archaic and arcane. Eventually, just two competitors stand against each other until one is able to spell some arcane word that the other cannot. At one point an arcane discussion about the future of cursive handwriting starts up. This arcane practice has to come to an end if investors are to have faith in equities in the long term. In many parts of the globe disputes over history are often not arcane or academic disagreements. Records were denied airplay for the most arcane reasons imaginable. Under the arcane rules of the council, this has to be debated at an Executive Committee meeting. If the dos and don'ts of tipping are so arcane, why is it so prevalent? The compact libretto used less of the flowery, arcane language that once had seemed a requisite of high style. Einstein proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and symbols his theory of relativity. Modern conflict may be too complex for arcane forms of protest. But in the arcane world of Commonwealth Games eligibility, nothing is simple. Here at least, the lyrics are quite clear and not concealed beneath some arcane reference. Can television handle philosophy, which is popularly seen as either arcane or impossibly difficult? Civil servants, ministers and the pensions industry agonised over how to interest the public in this arcane subject. It may seem an arcane issue to go to war over, but the unions are worried that they are losing an increasing number of workers to the private sector. Longhi's metaphors are sometimes arcane, but they can also be familiar. In a busy schedule where usually the legislation is very arcane, it can take years, if ever, for necessary change to occur. Synonyms mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, clandestine, enigmatic, dark esoteric, obscure, abstruse, recondite, little known, recherché, inscrutable, impenetrable, opaque, incomprehensible, cryptic, occult Derivatives arcanely adverb She had picked up some tips from her father: watch the wool market because it indicates when a Depression is coming; or, more arcanely, keep an eye out for two sure signs that war is on the way: clothes become drab and women wear boots. Example sentencesExamples The audio capabilities of cell phones and audio engines vary widely, from the completely rudimentary to the arcanely sophisticated. The legacy of those years is thousands of albums cluttering up our apartment, arcanely filed and catalogued. Thus the big toe has been given some recognition, albeit arcanely, as a special digit. I particularly liked Clark Richert's ‘World Game,’ a 1990 depiction of Denver rendered in Richert's maniacally precise idiom, a dreamy science fiction, full of arcanely beautiful images. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin arcanus, from arcere 'to shut up', from arca 'chest'. ark from Old English: Aerc was the Old English word for a chest, from Latin arca ‘a chest or box’. This developed into ark, as in the Ark of the Covenant, the wooden chest in which the tablets of the laws of the ancient Israelites were kept, and the Holy Ark in a synagogue, a chest, or cupboard which contained the scrolls of the Torah or Hebrew scriptures. A ship may be thought of as a floating container, hence Noah's Ark, the vessel built by Noah to escape the Flood. The Latin word is also the source of arcane (mid 16th century), which describes something hidden, concealed, or secret, as if it were shut up in a box, which only a few people can open. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne Definition of arcane in US English: arcane adjectiveärˈkānɑrˈkeɪn Understood by few; mysterious or secret. 少有人懂的；神秘的，秘密的 modern math and its arcane notation Example sentencesExamples Civil servants, ministers and the pensions industry agonised over how to interest the public in this arcane subject. This is not a task to be undertaken lightly: the language is convoluted and arcane. Einstein proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and symbols his theory of relativity. If the dos and don'ts of tipping are so arcane, why is it so prevalent? Modern conflict may be too complex for arcane forms of protest. At one point an arcane discussion about the future of cursive handwriting starts up. In many parts of the globe disputes over history are often not arcane or academic disagreements. This arcane practice has to come to an end if investors are to have faith in equities in the long term. Records were denied airplay for the most arcane reasons imaginable. Under the arcane rules of the council, this has to be debated at an Executive Committee meeting. In a busy schedule where usually the legislation is very arcane, it can take years, if ever, for necessary change to occur. Longhi's metaphors are sometimes arcane, but they can also be familiar. But in the arcane world of Commonwealth Games eligibility, nothing is simple. It may seem an arcane issue to go to war over, but the unions are worried that they are losing an increasing number of workers to the private sector. Eventually, just two competitors stand against each other until one is able to spell some arcane word that the other cannot. Can television handle philosophy, which is popularly seen as either arcane or impossibly difficult? The play has inconsistencies of tone, and like all Shakespearean comedy, its jokes are archaic and arcane. Here at least, the lyrics are quite clear and not concealed beneath some arcane reference. The compact libretto used less of the flowery, arcane language that once had seemed a requisite of high style. I could find a mentor and follow them around, learning the arcane and mystical art of pointing. Synonyms mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, clandestine, enigmatic, dark Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin arcanus, from arcere ‘to shut up’, from arca ‘chest’.
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