novice
Plural: novices
Noun
- A person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
- someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
- someone new to a field or activity
- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
- A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
Adj
- Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.
Examples
- Even a NOVICE can appreciate the beauty of a well-placed bingo in Scrabble.
- I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
beginner, initiate, novitiate, tiro, tyro, amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie, newling
Scrabble Score: 11
novice: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnovice: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
novice: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary