Novice

Adjective

A person who is new to a field or activity; a beginner.

Pronunciation

Nah-viss

Synonyms

Beginner, Learner, Newcomer, Amateur, Neophyte

Antonyms

Expert, Veteran, Professional, Master, Authority

Indian Languages

🇮🇳 Hindi → नौसिखिया (nausikhiyā)

🇮🇳 Bengali → নবাগত (nabagata)

🇮🇳 Tamil → புதியவர் (puthiyavar)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ಹೊಸವರು (hosavaru)

🇮🇳 Telugu → కొత్తవాడు (kottavāḍu)

🇮🇳 Urdu → نوآموز (nauāmooz)

European Languages

🇪🇸 Spanish → Novato

🇫🇷 French → Novice

🇩🇪 German → Anfänger

Other Asian Languages

🇨🇳 Chinese → 新手 (xīn shǒu)

🇯🇵 Japanese → 初心者 (shoshinsha)

Examples
  1. As a novice in cooking, she often followed recipes step by step.
  2. The novice swimmer was nervous about competing in the race.
  3. He joined a class for novice guitar players to learn the basics.