|
|
- pronunciation:
- na
vihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person with little or no experience, esp. in a work situation; beginner.
The job was a tricky one and the boss didn't want to risk handing it over to a novice.I could use some help because I'm still a novice at using this machine.- synonyms:
- apprentice, beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro
- antonyms:
- expert, old hand, veteran
- similar words:
- catechumen, cub, learner, newcomer, pupil, trainee
|
| definition 2: |
a new member of a religious order who is undergoing a period of testing before taking vows.
Some of the rules that the nuns lived by were difficult for her when she'd been a young novice.- synonyms:
- novitiate, postulant
- similar words:
- catechumen, initiate, neophyte, pledge, recruit
|
| related words: |
acolyte, amateur, apprentice, convert, innocent |
|
|
|
|
|
|