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novice

novice

46 3.4
A person new to an activity who has little experience
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːvɪs/
: 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.