nɒˈvɪs

Definitions

1. noun

A person who is new to a particular activity or profession and has little experience or skill.

“She was a novice in the culinary arts and struggled to make a simple soufflé.”

2. adjective

New to an activity or profession; inexperienced.

“He was a novice skier and fell on the slopes several times.”

3. verb

To make (someone) a novice; to make inexperienced or unskilled.

“The instructor novice the students in the use of the software.”