Learn English – A word to say “something that is not obvious to understand”

word-request

I'm looking for an adjective defining "something that is not obvious to understand".

For example, in French, I would say "hermétique", which in English is synonym to airtight.

Best Answer

I first thought of "subtle" (which has its equivalent in French: subtil) but I think you are looking for "abstruse", which is something that's hard to understand, something obscure. Do we have a context for that word?