1. a person who is new to or inexperienced in a particular activity or skill
2. a person who has recently entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows
Usage: religious

1. being new to or inexperienced in a particular activity

Examples

• As a novice driver, she was nervous about parking in tight spaces.
• The cooking class was designed for novices who had never used a knife before.
• He’s still a novice at chess, but he’s improving quickly.
• The novice spent her first year learning the rules of the convent.
• Even novice hikers can complete this easy trail.
• The novice programmer struggled with the complex code.