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novice
- /ˈnɒvɪs/ Canadian, UK, Standard
- /ˈnɑvɪs/ US, dialectal
- /ˈnɔvɪs/ Australia
- /ˈnɒvɪs/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒvɪs
Where it comes from
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”).
noun novices
- A 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. 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 […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tyro, beginner, beginning, initiate, early, tiro, rookie, pushover, junior, new, news, cub, boot, neophyte, trainee, apprentice
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adj new member of a religious order
| Español | novicio, novicia |
|---|---|
| Português | noviço, noviça |
| Deutsch | Novize, Novizin |
| Ελληνικά | δόκιμος dókimos, δόκιμη dókimi |
| Русский | послу́шник poslúšnik, послу́шница poslúšnica |
Talk about this word "novice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/novice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. novice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/novice "novice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/novice.Cite this
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title = {novice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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