arcanus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) hidden, secret, private, mysterious
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) intimate, personal, confidential
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) trustworthy (to keep a secret)

Concepts

mysterious

abstruse

secret

㊙️

arcane

confidential

mystic

Opposite of

conspicuus, manifestus

Synonyms

obscurus

occultus

secretus

tectus

mysticus

reconditus

mysterius

myticus

Translations

misterioso

mysteriös

mystérieux

geheimzinnig

mysterieus

misterioso

misterioso

gizemli

geheim

㊙️

arcano

arcà

geheim

㊙️

raadselachtig

arcane

Pronounced as (IPA)

[arˈkaː.nʊs]

Etymology

From arca + -nus. Cognates include arceō (“I defend”), arx (“fortress”), arcera (“ambulance”), Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō).