Adjective describing something to be for those with special knowledge or interests [closed]
Some months ago I watched a video on a tech YouTube channel (Level1Techs, if you were curious) and Randall used a word like in the following sentence:
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I Googled the word, and basically it meant something targeted at or interesting to only those with special knowledge or interests.
Any ideas? It's driving me crazy.
Solution 1:
Could you be thinking of esoteric?
dictionary.com: esoteric: understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest. (Dictionary.com)
technical is also a possibility but I think that's one that would be easy enough to remember.
Solution 2:
The first word that popped into my mind is niche:
denoting or relating to products, services, or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population
source: New Oxford American Dictionary
Solution 3:
I did a video about it, but it's a bit arcane?
Arcane: Understood by few; mysterious or secret. (Oxford Dictionary)
Otherwise maybe enigmatic?
Solution 4:
I like niche best, but if your video was full of jargon and was for specialists, you could say it was technical.
technical
- belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- peculiar to or characteristic of a particular art, science, profession, trade, etc.: technical details.
- using terminology or treating subject matter in a manner peculiar to a particular field, as a writer or a book: a technical report.
specialist a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
(Source: Dictionary.com)
Solution 5:
- esoteric, specialized/specialist, niche are the terms generally used
- obscure
- recherche, arcane if you want a literary flourish