novice en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈnɔvɪs/ (Australia)
- (dialectal) audio of Canada
- /ˈnɒvɪs/ (Australia)
- /ˈnɒvɪs/ (Canadian, Received-Pronunciation, Standard, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈnɑvɪs/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
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”).
Meanings
- Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most novice | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more novice | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noviceship · novicehood · novicelike · novicey
Relateds
novelisation · novelize · novella · novelise · novelization · novelty · novel · novitiate
Synonyms
greenhorn (person new to an activity) · amateur (person new to an activity) · newling (person new to an activity) · learner (person new to an activity) · neophyte (person new to an activity) · newbie (person new to an activity)
Translations (38)
fi noviisi (new member of a religious order) · nb novise (new member of a religious order) · pt noviço (new member of a religious order) · hu novícius (new member of a religious order) · pt noviça (new member of a religious order) · ca novícia (new member of a religious order) · cs novic (new member of a religious order) · bg послушник (new member of a religious order) · eo novico (new member of a religious order) · gl novizo (new member of a religious order) · hu -jelölt (new member of a religious order) · el δόκιμη (new member of a religious order) · de Novizin (new member of a religious order) · pl nowicjuszka (new member of a religious order) · pl nowicjusz (new member of a religious order) · ru послу́шник (new member of a religious order) · mk иску́шеник (new member of a religious order) · ka ახალბედა (new member of a religious order) · el δόκιμος (new member of a religious order) · uk неофі́т (new member of a religious order) · ca novici (new member of a religious order) · cs novicka (new member of a religious order) · hu papnövendék (new member of a religious order) · ru послу́шница (new member of a religious order) · bg послушница (new member of a religious order) · de Novize (new member of a religious order) · nn novise (new member of a religious order) · lo ຈົວ (new member of a religious order) · gl noviza (new member of a religious order) · tr çömez (new member of a religious order) · mk ѓак (new member of a religious order) · sv novis (new member of a religious order) · da novice (new member of a religious order) · nb novise (new member of a religious order) · es novicia (new member of a religious order) · nn novise (new member of a religious order) · mk по́слушник (new member of a religious order) · es novicio (new member of a religious order)