uninitiated

uninitiated
uninitiated 1670s, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) “not” + pp. of INITIATE (Cf. initiate) (v.).

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  • uninitiated — index incompetent, inexperienced, unaccustomed, unversed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • uninitiated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without special knowledge or experience …   English terms dictionary

  • uninitiated — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • uninitiated — [[t]ʌ̱nɪnɪ̱ʃieɪtɪd[/t]] N PLURAL: the N You can refer to people who have no knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity as the uninitiated. For the uninitiated, Western Swing is a fusion of jazz, rhythm & blues, rock & roll and… …   English dictionary

  • uninitiated — un|i|ni|ti|at|ed [ˌʌnıˈnıʃieıtıd] n the uninitiated [plural] people who do not have special knowledge or experience of something ▪ To the uninitiated, this will make little sense. >uninitiated adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • uninitiated — noun the uninitiated (plural) people who do not have special knowledge or experience of something: To the uninitiated, this will make little sense. uninitiated adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • uninitiated — un|in|i|ti|at|ed [ ,ʌnı nıʃi,eıtəd ] adjective lacking knowledge or experience of something a. the uninitiated people who lack knowledge or experience: The labels can be a bit confusing for the uninitiated …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • uninitiated — UK [ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtɪd] / US [ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtəd] adjective a) lacking knowledge or experience of something b) the uninitiated people who lack knowledge or experience The labels can be a bit confusing for the uninitiated …   English dictionary

  • uninitiated — adjective /ʌnɪnˈɪʃi.eɪtɪd/ a) Describing someone who, or something which, has not been initiated. His jargon filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated but clear and concise to practitioners. b) Describing someone who doesnt know the special… …   Wiktionary

  • uninitiated — Synonyms and related words: a novice at, a stranger to, amateurish, awkward, blankminded, callow, dumb, empty, empty headed, fresh, gauche, green, green as grass, groping, ignorant, immature, inane, inexperienced, innocent, know nothing, naive,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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