əbˈstɹuːs.nəs æbˈstɹus.nəs əbˈstɹuː.sə.ti æbˈstɹu.sə.ti əbˈskjʊəɹɪti əbˈskjʊɹɪti pɹəˈfʌndɪti the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs