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Novice vs Petty - What's the difference?

novice | petty |

As a noun novice

is a beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.

As a proper noun petty is

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novice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
    • I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers wouldn't make.
  • (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:
    • 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 also

    Related terms

    * novel * novelization * novelize * novella * novelty * novitiate

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    petty

    English

    (wikipedia petty)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.
    • Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all.'' (Milton, ''Samson Agonistes , 1671)
    petty officer'', ''petty cash
  • Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
    • a petty fault
  • Narrow-minded, small-minded.

    • Derived terms

    * petty cash * petty officer * petty king * pettiness * petty crime

    Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * quibble

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