arcane

adjhidden, secret

Synonyms for arcane

adj hidden, secret

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Word Origin & History

1540s, from Latin arcanus "secret, hidden, private, concealed," from arcere "close up, enclose, contain," from arca "chest, box, place for safe-keeping," from PIE *ark- "to hold, contain, guard" (cf. Greek arkos "defense," arkein "to ward off;" Armenian argel "obstacle;" Lithuanian raktas "key," rakinti "to shut, lock").

Example Sentences for arcane

Arcane was much pleased and laughed heartily when he saw no one was hurt.

The earth is tapped of its arcane energies, the very air yields to us its mysterious powers.

Arcane took a bucket of water back from camp and after drinking it and resting awhile the ox was driven down to the spring.

We met Bennett and Arcane's teamsters, and as we expected they were already out of grub and no way to get anymore.

Arcane was quite of the same opinion, the saving of a week of hard and tiresome travel being in each case the deciding reason.

Then other bare heads appeared, and Mr. Bennett and wife and Mr. Arcane came toward us as fast as ever they could.

Arcane took his Charley from the other pocket and laid him on the ground, while he devoted his own attention to the animals.

We circled around till we found his track and then Arcane followed it while we made ready the others.

Arcane now admitted that they could not have got along half as well, if we had not gone ahead and looked out the land.

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