sophomore

Plural: sophomores

Noun

a second-year undergraduate
A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
A three-year-old horse.

Adjective Satellite

used of the second year in United States high school or college
- "the sophomore class"
- "his sophomore year"

Adj

The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
Sophomoric.

Examples

She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors.
The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.
The filly had looked promising as a sophomore, but concerns over her health had prompted the owner to pull her from the season’s early races.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction.

Synonyms

second-year, soph

Scrabble Score: 16

sophomore: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sophomore: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sophomore: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

sophomore: valid Words With Friends Word