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novice
[ nov-is ]
noun
The new senator was a novice in politics.
- a person who has been received into a religious order or congregation for a period of probation before taking vows.
Synonyms: neophyte
- a person newly become a church member.
- a recent convert to Christianity.
novice
/ ˈnɒvɪs /
noun
- a person who is new to or inexperienced in a certain task, situation, etc; beginner; tyro
- ( as modifier )
novice driver
- a probationer in a religious order
- a sportsman, esp an oarsman, who has not won a recognized prize, performed to an established level, etc
- a racehorse, esp a steeplechaser or hurdler, that has not won a specified number of races
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Other Words From
- nov·ice·hood noun
- nov·ice·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of novice1
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Example Sentences
Learning Python opens up a huge new world where open-source code and open-source trained models now give even programming novices the opportunity to leverage these technologies for a huge variety of digital marketing goals.
However, when a novice creates a strategy, works for three to six months, and sees no returns, they often are at a loss.
If it’s a game of, let’s say, a grandmaster in chess playing against a novice, they’ll probably win all the games.
Canoo was founded just two years ago, but it’s hardly a team of novices.
An early version of the software uses pictures and videos to teach novices how to perform an eye exam, for example, or insert a breathing tube.
Tisei is now facing off against Seth Moulton, a relative political novice with a Harvard degree.
Being a novice Syrian War watcher, I assumed the regime had returned in force.
For novice and fitness-enthusiasts alike, the Amiigo's intelligent pattern recognition alleviates a major headache at the gym.
At 55, Burke is a political novice, and in a polarized electorate, that might be a winning formula.
What was the material of the novice habit, what kind of incense did they inhale, what was on the plate at dinner.
Nevertheless, if a novice drives a car in London, he can hardly avoid such experiences.
But I am glad of it, for I would now and then take occasion to let the world know that I will not be made a novice.
The stranger was a rather tall, well-built man, light on his feet, and handled himself as though he were no novice aboard a boat.
To the novice the names of these will indicate their position.
Mrs. Horncastle gazed at her curiously; she was evidently a novice in this sort of thing.
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