novice
English edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
novice (plural novices)
- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]
- I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.
- (religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:
- Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead […]
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:
Synonyms edit
- (person new to an activity): amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie, newling
- See also Thesaurus:beginner
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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Further reading edit
- “novice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “novice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “novice”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French novice, from Old French novice, borrowed from Late Latin novīcius, novīcia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”), from Latin novīcius, novītius (“new, newly arrived”), from novus (“new”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
novice m or f by sense (plural novices)
Adjective edit
novice (plural novices)
Further reading edit
- “novice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French novice, borrowed from Late Latin novīcius, novīcia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”), from Latin novīcius, novītius (“new, newly arrived”), from novus (“new”).
Noun edit
novice m or f (plural novices)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
novice m (plural novici)