Dictionary of English - esoteric or eclectic
esoteric or eclectic
Something esoteric is designed for the select few or the initiated, with the implication that the thing in question is abstruse or obscure: James Joyce's esoteric use of language can deter the average reader. If a thing is eclectic (an esoteric word) it implies that the best of something has been selected from a number of sources, or simply that a person has wide or catholic tastes: The concert was enjoyably eclectic, and included music from Bach to the Beatles.
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