novice's
Belonging to amateurs
The possessive form of novice, indicating something belonging to or associated with a beginner or newcomer: a novice's first attempt, a novice's enthusiasm, a novice's mistake.
The word often appears in contexts where inexperience explains an outcome.
Of one seeking selection
- monk'sOf a religious brother
- nun'sOf a convent dweller
- convent'sOf a nuns' residence
- monastery'sOf a monks' residence
vows · religious · spiritual · contemplative · monastic · profession's · canonical · ecclesiastical
Of someone just starting
- learner'sOf a beginner
- student'sBelonging to a learner
- trainee'sBelonging to one learning
- apprentice'sOf a trade learner
newcomer's · starter's · inexperienced · untrained · unskilled · elementary · introductory · foundational
Newly made, not stale
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- unschooledLacking formal instruction
- inexpertLacking ability or knowledge
amateur's · outsider's · unfamiliar · unseasoned · raw · unpolished · untested · unpracticed
candidate's
Of one seeking selection
monastery's · vows · religious · spiritual · contemplative · monastic · profession's · canonical · ecclesiastical
beginner's
Of someone just starting
apprentice's · newcomer's · starter's · inexperienced · untrained · unskilled · elementary · introductory · foundational · basic
fresh
Newly made, not stale
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- unschooledLacking formal instruction
inexpert · amateur's · outsider's · unfamiliar · unseasoned · raw · unpolished · untested · unpracticed · clumsy
novice'sveteran's
Former combatant's
expert's · master's · senior's · journeyman's · elder's
novice'sexpert's
Belonging to authority
master's · specialist's · authority's · connoisseur's · guru's
- novice driverInexperienced person operating vehicle
- novice monksReligious order trainees
- novice trainingInstruction for new learners
- novice classCategory for inexperienced participants