novice /ˈnɒvɪs/noun 2adjective 1forms 3 noun2 •A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.I'm only a novice at coding, so my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid. •A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.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 […] — 1983 adjective1 •Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject. formsnovices · more novice · most novice