novice
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subjectA beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
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Meaning
2 sensesA beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
I'm only a novice at coding, so my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.
A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
- someone new to a field or activity
- someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
Examples
15 sentencesAre you novices?
Ви новачки? — deniko
ruВы начинающие? — al_ex_an_der
Don't blame him, he's a novice.
I'm a novice, but I learn fast.
deIch bin Anfängerin, aber ich lerne schnell. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm a novice at this kind of work.
ruВ этой работе я новичок. — sharptoothed
He hasn't been tonsured yet; he's a novice.
ruОн ещё не принял постриг, он послушник. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Origin
From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itselfFrom 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”).
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