arcaneness
State of mystery
Arcaneness is the quality of being arcane—mysterious, obscure, or known only to those with specialized knowledge.
The word describes the inaccessibility of esoteric subjects: the arcaneness of medieval alchemy, the arcaneness of tax law.
It suggests something deliberately or inherently difficult for outsiders to penetrate.
Difficult to comprehend
- reconditeObscure and specialized
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- unfathomableBeyond comprehension or measurement
opaque · cryptic · enigmatic · incomprehensible · indecipherable · bewildering · perplexing · confounding
Something hard to fathom
- secretsConcealed information
- unknownNot yet discovered
- mystiqueAura of fascination
- veiledConcealed or obscured
hidden · concealed · shrouded · mysterious · unexplained · puzzling · sphinx-like · ineffable
Concealed from view
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- cabalisticRelating to secret mysticism
- kabbalisticOf Jewish mystical tradition
- gnosticRelating to mystical insight
theosophy · mysticism · alchemy · esoterica · initiates · adepts · esotericism · occultism
Spoken magical formula
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- sacred mysteriesReligious secrets for initiates
ceremonial magic · invocation · grimoire · sigils · talismans · spellwork · ritual magic · consecration
abstruse
Difficult to comprehend
- reconditeObscure and specialized
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
unfathomable · opaque · cryptic · enigmatic · incomprehensible · indecipherable · bewildering · perplexing · confounding · baffling
enigma
Something hard to fathom
veiled · hidden · concealed · shrouded · mysterious · unexplained · puzzling · sphinx-like · ineffable · unknowable
occult
Concealed from view
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- cabalisticRelating to secret mysticism
- kabbalisticOf Jewish mystical tradition
gnostic · theosophy · mysticism · alchemy · esoterica · initiates · adepts · esotericism · occultism · spiritualism
incantation
Spoken magical formula
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
sacred mysteries · ceremonial magic · invocation · grimoire · sigils · talismans · spellwork · ritual magic · consecration · mystery cults
arcanenesstransparency
State of being see-through
clarity · obviousness · plainness · lucidity · intelligibility
arcanenessordinariness
State of being unremarkable
commonness · familiarity · ubiquity · mundaneness · everydayness