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novice
Meaning: a beginner; someone new to an activity
novice in a sentence
How novice is used in real sentences:
As a novice skier, Theo stuck to the easy slopes.
As a novice skier, Theo stuck to the easy slopes.
“Mara, a novice at construction, measured from a cracked stump that she believed had held the pear tree.”
— from the passage The Line Between Gardens
Synonyms for novice
Other words for novice — beginner, apprentice and neophyte — carry the same meaning.
- beginner
- apprentice
- neophyte
Antonyms of novice
Words that mean the opposite of novice:
- expert
- veteran
- master
Where it comes from
From Latin novus 'new'
Word parts
- nov — new
novice: nov (new) + -ice (one who is)
Memory hook
NOVice = NEW person (nova = new star).