Uninitiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

it diverts the attention of the uninitiate
it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes
he took part in the experiment as a naive subject

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uninitiated naive

Antonyms

initiate

Parts of Speech

noun	people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity “it diverts the attention of the uninitiate”
adjective	not initiated; deficient in relevant experience “it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes”

Word Forms

uninitiate	adjective	not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
uninitiate	noun	people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
naiveness	noun	lack of sophistication or worldliness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Uneingeweihter

Menschen, die nicht in die Geheimnisse eines bestimmten Bereichs oder einer Tätigkeit eingeführt wurden

🇫🇷French

non-initié

les personnes qui n'ont pas été initiées aux mystères d'un domaine ou d'une activité

🇪🇸Spanish

no iniciado

personas que no han sido introducidas a los misterios de algún campo o actividad

🇮🇹Italian

non iniziato

persone che non sono state introdotte ai misteri di qualche campo o attività

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-ingewijd

mensen die nog geen kennis hebben gemaakt met de mysteries van een bepaald vakgebied of activiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

não iniciado

pessoas que não foram apresentadas aos mistérios de algum campo ou atividade

🇷🇺Russian

непосвященный

люди, которые не были знакомы с тайнами какой-либо области или деятельности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरंभ करना

वे लोग जिन्हें किसी क्षेत्र या गतिविधि के रहस्यों से परिचित नहीं कराया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

শুরু করা

কিছু ক্ষেত্র বা ক্রিয়াকলাপের রহস্যের সাথে পরিচিত হননি এমন লোকেরা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆரம்பிக்காத

சில துறைகள் அல்லது செயல்பாட்டின் மர்மங்களுக்கு அறிமுகம் இல்லாதவர்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రారంభించని

కొన్ని ఫీల్డ్ లేదా కార్యాచరణ యొక్క రహస్యాలను పరిచయం చేయని వ్యక్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

सुरू करणे

ज्या लोकांना काही क्षेत्र किंवा क्रियाकलापांच्या गूढतेची ओळख झाली नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરૂ કરવું

જે લોકો અમુક ક્ષેત્ર અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિના રહસ્યોથી પરિચિત થયા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸದ

ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯ ರಹಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸದ ಜನರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരംഭിക്കാത്ത

ചില മേഖലകളുടെയോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെയോ നിഗൂഢതകൾ പരിചയപ്പെടാത്ത ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨਾ

ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਰਹੱਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਣੂ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شروع کرنا

وہ لوگ جو کسی فیلڈ یا سرگرمی کے اسرار سے متعارف نہیں ہوئے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不主动

尚未了解某些领域或活动的奥秘的人

🇯🇵Japanese

開始しない

ある分野や活動の謎をまだ知らされていない人々

🇰🇷Korean

입문자를 시작하지 않다

어떤 분야나 활동의 신비를 접하지 못한 사람들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không bắt đầu

những người chưa được giới thiệu về những bí ẩn của một lĩnh vực hoặc hoạt động nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้ฝึกหัด

ผู้ที่ไม่เคยรู้จักความลึกลับของสาขาหรือกิจกรรมบางอย่างมาก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

belum memulai

orang yang belum diperkenalkan dengan misteri suatu bidang atau aktivitas

🇲🇾Malay

belum tahu

orang yang belum diperkenalkan dengan misteri sesuatu bidang atau aktiviti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مبتدئ

الأشخاص الذين لم يتعرفوا على أسرار بعض المجالات أو الأنشطة

🇮🇷Persian

بی مقدمه

افرادی که با اسرار یک رشته یا فعالیت آشنا نشده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

başlatılmamış

Herhangi bir alanın veya faaliyetin gizemleriyle tanışmamış kişiler

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא יוזמת

אנשים שלא התוודעו למסתורין של תחום או פעילות כלשהי

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