unexperienced

ex·pe·ri·enced

[ik-speer-ee-uhnst]
adjective
1.
wise or skillful in a particular field through experience: an experienced teacher.
2.
having learned through experience; taught by experience: experienced through adversity.
3.
endured; undergone; suffered through: experienced misfortunes.

Origin:
1560–70; experience + -ed2

non·ex·pe·ri·enced, adjective
qua·si-ex·pe·ri·enced, adjective
un·ex·pe·ri·enced, adjective
well-ex·pe·ri·enced, adjective


1. skilled, expert, practiced, veteran, accomplished, versed, adept, qualified.
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experienced (ɪkˈspɪərɪənst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having become skilful or knowledgeable from extensive contact or participation or observation

unexperienced (ˌʌnɪkˈspɪərɪənst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (of a situation, sensation, fact, etc) not having been undergone or known by experience
2.  inexperienced

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experience
late 14c., from O.Fr. experience, from L. experientia "knowledge gained by repeated trials," from experientem (nom. experiens), prp. of experiri "to try, test," from ex- "out of" + peritus "experienced, tested." The v. (1530s) first meant "to test, try;" sense of "feel, undergo" first recorded 1580s.
Related: Experienced; experiences; experiencing.
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experience ex·pe·ri·ence (ĭk-spēr'ē-əns)
n.
The feeling of emotions and sensations as opposed to thinking; involvement in what is happening rather than abstract reflection on an event.


ex·pe'ri·ence v.

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