Novice vs Beginner - What's the difference?
novice | beginner |
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
(senseid)(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
* 1983 , (Lawrence Durrell), Sebastian , Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 1137:
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
Someone who sets (or puts) something in motion
As nouns the difference between novice and beginner
is that novice is a beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject while beginner is someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.novice
English
Noun
(en noun)- I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.
- Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice , chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead [...].
Synonyms
* (person new to an activity) amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie, newling * See alsoExternal links
* * * ----beginner
English
Noun
(en noun)- I'm pretty new at learning Japanese, I'm just a beginner .
- The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch .