Definition of novice Novice
/nɑˈvʌs/ - [navus] - nov•ice
We found 9 definitions of novice from 5 different sources.
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What does novice mean?
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NounPlural: novices |
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| novice - someone new to a field or activity | ||
| beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate | ||
| unskilled person a person who lacks technical training | ||
| abecedarian a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge | ||
| apprentice, prentice, learner works for an expert to learn a trade | ||
| greenhorn, rookie, cub the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion | ||
| landlubber, landsman, lubber an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | ||
| newbie, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newcomer, neophyte, entrant, starter young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying | ||
| tenderfoot an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) | ||
| novice - someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows | ||
| novitiate | ||
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Wiktionary 
- novice (Noun)
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- novice (n.)
One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. - novice (n.)
One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. - novice (n.)
One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. - novice (a.)
Like a novice; becoming a novice.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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novice
nov′is, n. one new in anything: a beginner: one newly received into the church: an inmate of a convent or nunnery who has not yet taken the vow.—ns. Nov′iceship; Novi′ciate, Novi′tiate, the state of being a novice: the period of being a novice: a novice. [Fr.,—L. novitius—novus, new.]
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🔤- novice, noun, singular of novices.
- novice, adjective.
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