Uninitiated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪtɪd/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uninitiate naive

Parts of Speech

adjective

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

“it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes”

Word Forms

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

uneingeweiht

nicht initiiert; Es mangelt an einschlägiger Erfahrung

🇫🇷French

non-initié

non initié ; manque d'expérience pertinente

🇪🇸Spanish

no iniciado

no iniciado; deficiente en experiencia relevante

🇮🇹Italian

non iniziato

non avviato; carente di esperienza pertinente

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-ingewijd

niet gestart; gebrek aan relevante ervaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

não iniciado

não iniciado; deficiente em experiência relevante

🇷🇺Russian

непосвященный

не инициирован; не хватает соответствующего опыта

India

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆரம்பிக்கப்படாத

துவக்கப்படவில்லை; தொடர்புடைய அனுபவத்தில் குறைபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రారంభించని

ప్రారంభించబడలేదు; సంబంధిత అనుభవంలో లోపం

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરૂ વિનાનું

શરૂ નથી; સંબંધિત અનુભવની ઉણપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ ಅನುಭವದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടക്കമില്ലാത്ത

ആരംഭിച്ചിട്ടില്ല; പ്രസക്തമായ അനുഭവത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਪਛਾਤੇ

ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ; ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਤਜਰਬੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر شروع

شروع نہیں کیا گیا؛ متعلقہ تجربے میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不熟悉的

未发起；缺乏相关经验

🇯🇵Japanese

初心者

開始されていない。関連する経験が不足している

🇰🇷Korean

시작되지 않은

시작되지 않았습니다. 관련 경험이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không quen biết

chưa được khởi xướng; thiếu kinh nghiệm liên quan

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้ฝึกหัด

ไม่ได้ริเริ่ม; ขาดประสบการณ์ที่เกี่ยวข้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

belum tahu

tidak dimulai; kurang dalam pengalaman yang relevan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pa nakakaalam

hindi pinasimulan; kulang sa kaugnay na karanasan

🇲🇾Malay

belum tahu

tidak dimulakan; kurang pengalaman yang berkaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مستهل

لم يبدأ؛ نقص في الخبرة ذات الصلة

🇮🇷Persian

بی آغاز

آغاز نشده؛ کمبود تجربه مرتبط

🇹🇷Turkish

başlatılmamış

başlatılmadı; ilgili deneyim eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא יזום

לא יזום; חסר ניסיון רלוונטי

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