This topic is too Esoteric means something is very unusual and only understood or liked by a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge. It can also mean something is hard to understand or of special or unusual interest. Here are some examples of esoteric in a sentence: "I had assumed that the book would focus on the relatively esoteric technique of using a videolink to interview patients". "Philosophy, like any field in which people conduct advanced research, can be very technical and the output of its professional practitioners can seem esoteric". "That's an esoteric unit of measurement, but you can ignore it". The term "esoteric" comes from the Greek word esōterikos, which is derived from esōterō meaning "inner" or "further inside". The term and its correlative exoteric were first applied in the ancient Greek mysteries. Here are some other definitions of esoteric: Taught to or understood by members of a special group Confidential; private; withheld