novice

CEFRB1

/ˈnɒvɪs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who is new to a skill or activity.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.

Examples

  • I'm a novice at programming, but I learn quickly.

  • Don't blame him, he's a novice.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.

  2. A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.

More examples

In context

  • I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.

  • Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead […]

Synonyms

Quick test

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The blank player made many mistakes during his first chess tournament because he had little experience.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).