by Broken aka F!nk May 6, 2006
by aznGhostfire February 24, 2011
One who is inexperienced at something. Someone who performs an action relatively poorly due to inexperience, lack of skill, or insufficient training. Can be applied to people of any age, but most often used to describe someone young. If a young person performs an action with a relatively great amount skill despite their lack of experience or training, they are known as a prodigy.
The word "novice" is derived from the Latin word "novus", meaning "new" or "fresh".
Contemporary synonyms include newbie or newb, amateur, green, beginner, guppy, and fresh meat. The words noob, n00b, or nub are sometimes used to describe people with little experience in something, though these words more accurately describe someone who remains incompetent despite large amounts of experience and training.
The word "novice" is derived from the Latin word "novus", meaning "new" or "fresh".
Contemporary synonyms include newbie or newb, amateur, green, beginner, guppy, and fresh meat. The words noob, n00b, or nub are sometimes used to describe people with little experience in something, though these words more accurately describe someone who remains incompetent despite large amounts of experience and training.
George was a novice sculptor, so his first attempts at creating a masterpiece were met with failure.
Though he was a novice in this game, he was eager to learn the ins and outs of the in-game economy from more experienced players.
Sally's poor marksmanship was understandable, because she was a novice and had never fired a gun before.
Though he was a novice in this game, he was eager to learn the ins and outs of the in-game economy from more experienced players.
Sally's poor marksmanship was understandable, because she was a novice and had never fired a gun before.
by The Human Encyclopedia Vol. 5 December 27, 2012
by Pwner of Novices December 1, 2003
In rowing, someone who just joined crew and is still rowing in their first season. Inexperienced. Can be seen stuggling to carry boats and oars and crashing into the shore.
The novices dropped the boat on the dock, destroying it utterly.
The novice girls talked trash about her in the locker room, they need to learn respect for varsity rowers.
The novice men crashed into that floating log, their coxin was too busy looking at a duck and bragging about how he looks like a sophmore not a freshman to notice anything else.
The novice girls talked trash about her in the locker room, they need to learn respect for varsity rowers.
The novice men crashed into that floating log, their coxin was too busy looking at a duck and bragging about how he looks like a sophmore not a freshman to notice anything else.
by Ulmo October 4, 2008