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novice

novice

46 3.4
A person new to an activity who has little experience
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːvɪs/
translation icon : novato
  • He felt nervous about competing, knowing he was a novice among seasoned professionals.
  • a novice teacher
  • novices and experts
  • help novices

Second question, how much of the brain is active in either the expert or the novice when tasting water?

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Examples

  • The challenges faced by novice teachers have been discussed extensively in the last decade.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I can't teach a total novice how to write jokes overnight.

  • Well, do you have anything for a novice?

  • - I'm a complete novice, like you.

  • According to these data, novice teachers are being left to survive on their own.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Despite all your talents, you are still a novice in the ways of family.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • What are the most common mistakes that come to mind that novice TV hosts make?

  • So most of these principles are for novices or beginners or what I would call low prior knowledge learners.

  • After each pitfall, there is a recommendation for novice teachers and teacher educators.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The mentors are required to visit and observe the novice librarians on several occasions.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

rookie
vsnovice
  • Informal
276 3.7

A person new to a job or activity who has little experience

is the general term across contexts rather than organization-specific
newcomer
vsnovice
123 1.6

A person who has recently arrived in a place, joined a group, or started an activity

is the general term for inexperience rather than arrival-focused
beginner
vsnovice
81 1.0

A person who has just started to learn or do something

is the everyday general term rather than a more specific use
newbie
vsnovice
  • Slang
60 4.7

A person who is new to a job or activity and has little experience

is the neutral standard word rather than this casual label
trainee
vsnovice
50 2.4

A person learning the skills needed for a job

is the general inexperience term rather than this learning process focus
freshman
vsnovice
  • US
41 2.4

A person new to a group or activity in their first year

is the general term not limited to first-year situations
fresher
vsnovice
  • UK
27 5.5

A student in their first year at a university or college

is the general term for inexperience beyond student first-year usage
neophyte
vsnovice
9 8.4

A person new to a subject, skill, or belief

is the usual term for any inexperienced person rather than that focus
initiate
vsnovice
8 6.9

A person new to a group, often accepted after a ceremony

is the broader term for inexperience rather than admission-based meaning
tyro
vsnovice
2 9.6

A person who is new to an activity or subject

is the common everyday word for someone in that situation
greenie
vsnovice
  • UK
1 8.2

A person new to a job or activity with little experience

is the neutral standard word rather than this colloquial variant
fledgling
vsnovice
1 6.8

A person or group new to an activity with little experience

is the common human-focused term rather than this group-inclusive word
nonexpert
vsnovice
1 4.2

A person who does not have special knowledge or skill in a subject

is about being recently new rather than simply lacking special knowledge
tiro
vsnovice
9.9

A person who is new to a job or activity

is the broader everyday word rather than this field-focused label
fledgeling
vsnovice
  • UK
7.7

A person or group new to an activity and not yet experienced

is focused on people exclusively rather than covering organizations or systems
neoteric
vsnovice
9.9

A person new to a job or group

is the broad general word not limited to workplace or groups
busher
vsnovice
  • Archaic
8.8

A person who is new and has little experience

is the neutral term without stressing lack of training or skill
greeny
vsnovice
  • Slang
8.6

A person who is new and has little experience in a job or activity

is the general term not emphasizing job-related inexperience
abecedarian
vsnovice
9.9

A person who is beginning to learn something

is broader, covering any inexperienced person beyond basic learning
uninitiate
vsnovice
9.9

A person who is new and has little knowledge of a subject or activity

is the common word for being new rather than not having been introduced
noob
vsnovice
  • Slang
9.3

Showing that a person is new and not skilled at games or online tasks

is the neutral term rather than this informal, domain-linked form
total newb
vsnovice
  • Slang
9.2

A person who is new to an activity and has little skill

is the general term for new people rather than this online-specific phrase

Antonyms

153 4.1

Having long experience and skill in a job or activity

3 3.5

Very skilled and knowing a lot about a particular area

How Experienced

master
791 4.2
expert
3.2
novice
46 3.4
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

novice singular
novices plural

Etymology

Novice comes from the Latin word novus meaning 'new', the same root you see in novel. So a novice is simply someone new to an activity who is still learning.