Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity;
- Example: "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate"ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
not initiated;
deficient in relevant experience;
- Example: "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"- Example: "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"[syn: uninitiate, uninitiated, naive]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
uninitiate
adj 1: not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it
seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes";
"he took part in the experiment as a naive subject" [syn:
uninitiate, uninitiated, naive]
n 1: people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of
some field or activity; "it diverts the attention of the
uninitiate" [ant: enlightened, initiate]