English language
Toggle Transcript
novice::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro |
| Type of | unskilled person |
| Has types | apprentice, cub, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, landlubber, landsman, learner, abecedarian, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, prentice, rookie, starter, tenderfoot, trainee, lubber |
novice::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | novitiate |
| Type of | religious person |
Examples of novice
novice
The problem is that as a novice neocon, Mr. Obama has made some rookie mistakes.
From the washingtontimes.com
He will now go novice chasing and, on soft ground, he can figure among the best.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Novice rehabbers found historic renovation more difficult than they anticipated.
From the stltoday.com
She made me feel like she was actually learning something from a novice like me.
From the news.enquirer.com
Despite his novice status as an analyst he slipped into comment mode seamlessly.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Last season, Captain Chris showed that he was one of the leading novice chasers.
From the express.co.uk
And, just like novice punters in Cambridge, you face the same risk of a dunking.
From the guardian.co.uk
She manages to befriend the reluctant novice, who shows an aptitude for healing.
From the boston.com
Those are pretty good odds, I think, if you're a novice looking for a challenge.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Novitiate: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
- Someone new to a field or activity
- Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice (or prospective) monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life.
- A novice in National Hunt horse racing is a horse which has not won in a particular type of race prior to the start of the current season. ...
- The Novice is the second book in The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan. It was published in 2002 and is the sequel to The Magicians' Guild (2001) and is followed by The High Lord (2003). ...
- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject; A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation
- (Novices) (whether received as lay brothers for the domestic and temporal services of the order, or as aspirants to the priesthood), who are trained in the spirit and discipline of the order, prior to making the religious vows.
- (Novices) Rowers who are rowing for the first season.
- A computer user that actually knows nothing, but boasts that they can figure it out.
