novice

noun

nov·ice ˈnä-vəs How to pronounce novice (audio)

: a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community

The novices spend part of each day in prayer and meditation.

: beginner, tyro

Example Sentences

Novices serve time as scullery serfs as they work toward the privilege of trailing a pastry chef …

Guy Trebay, New York Times, 4 Sept. 2002 For the novice, walking the course also means being scared senseless by all the possibilities to screw up.

Tim Keown, ESPN, 17 Sept. 2001 Yet it's obvious to him and everyone else who the novice is here, the book-learned tournament virgin.

James McManus, Harper's, December 2000 Much defter than one would have thought possible from the length of her fingernails, Toula had no fear of high fast notes; her flair, mounted between Andrea's perfectionist reserve and Alice's novice awkwardness, seemed all too displayed.

John Updike, The Afterlife, 1994 He's a novice in cooking. a book for the novice chess player See More

Recent Examples on the Web Gayle King is sharing an embarrassing story from her days as a novice journalist.

Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Haynes's bourbon knowledge is laced with just the right amount of jokes and laughter to make even the bourbon novice feel comfortable and entertained.

courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Kitchen novice Selena Gomez hosts a show on HBO where top chefs teach her the basics of cooking.

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 Last week, our colleague Jack Dolan produced one of the latter — a cautionary tale about novice climbers attempting to summit Mt. Shasta, resulting in one of the mountain’s most gut-wrenching days in recent memory.

Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Specialized jargon crafted to confuse and bamboozle is lingua franca aboard, with halyards, sheets, and vanes slithering into a stupefying knot inside a novice’s skull.

Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 28 Aug. 2022 For a novice grower, Atkinson recommended starting with a white or yellow, the original Celadine, rather than a pink or other colored variety.

Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 Now Eric Saylor, a professor of music at Drake University, has published a valuable study of Vaughan Williams’s long life and multifarious work, one that will serve both the novice listener and the scholar.

Tim Page, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Though contouring can seem a little intimidating to the novice user, a contour stick makes easy work of contouring with a simple swipe, blend and go.

Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

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释义	novice noun nov·ice ˈnä-vəs 1 : a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community The novices spend part of each day in prayer and meditation. 2 : beginner, tyro Did you know? Among the ancient Romans, a novice (novicius) was usually a newly enslaved person, who had to be trained in his or her duties. Among Catholics and Buddhists, if you desire to become a priest, monk, or nun, you must serve as a novice for a period of time, often a year (called your novitiate), before being ordained or fully professing your vows. No matter what kind of novice you are—at computers, at writing, at politics, etc.—you've got a lot to learn. Synonyms abecedarian apprentice babe beginner colt cub fledgling freshman greenhorn neophyte newbie newcomer novitiate punk recruit rook rookie tenderfoot tyro virgin See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Novices serve time as scullery serfs as they work toward the privilege of trailing a pastry chef … Guy Trebay, New York Times, 4 Sept. 2002 For the novice, walking the course also means being scared senseless by all the possibilities to screw up. Tim Keown, ESPN, 17 Sept. 2001 Yet it's obvious to him and everyone else who the novice is here, the book-learned tournament virgin. James McManus, Harper's, December 2000 Much defter than one would have thought possible from the length of her fingernails, Toula had no fear of high fast notes; her flair, mounted between Andrea's perfectionist reserve and Alice's novice awkwardness, seemed all too displayed. John Updike, The Afterlife, 1994 He's a novice in cooking. a book for the novice chess player See More Recent Examples on the Web Gayle King is sharing an embarrassing story from her days as a novice journalist. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Haynes's bourbon knowledge is laced with just the right amount of jokes and laughter to make even the bourbon novice feel comfortable and entertained. courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Kitchen novice Selena Gomez hosts a show on HBO where top chefs teach her the basics of cooking. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 Last week, our colleague Jack Dolan produced one of the latter — a cautionary tale about novice climbers attempting to summit Mt. Shasta, resulting in one of the mountain’s most gut-wrenching days in recent memory. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Specialized jargon crafted to confuse and bamboozle is lingua franca aboard, with halyards, sheets, and vanes slithering into a stupefying knot inside a novice’s skull. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 28 Aug. 2022 For a novice grower, Atkinson recommended starting with a white or yellow, the original Celadine, rather than a pink or other colored variety. Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 Now Eric Saylor, a professor of music at Drake University, has published a valuable study of Vaughan Williams’s long life and multifarious work, one that will serve both the novice listener and the scholar. Tim Page, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Though contouring can seem a little intimidating to the novice user, a contour stick makes easy work of contouring with a simple swipe, blend and go. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, "probationer in a religious community" (continental Old French also, "inexperienced person"), borrowed from Late Latin novīcius, going back to Latin, "newly enslaved person, person recently entered into a condition," as adjective, "newly imported, recently discovered, fashionable," from novus "new" + -īcius -itious — more at new entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition novice noun nov·ice ˈnä-vəs 1 : a person who has no previous experience with something : beginner a novice at skiing 2 : a new member of a religious community who is preparing to take the vows of religion novice noun as in beginner a person who is just starting out in a field of activity a novice chess player Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance beginner newcomer rookie apprentice freshman neophyte newbie greenhorn tyro fledgling virgin student tenderfoot novitiate recruit colt rook amateur cub abecedarian trainee punk learner babe boot candidate dabbler dilettante entrant probationer Antonyms & Near Antonyms veteran expert professional pro master vet old-timer old hand See More
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