uninitiated
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ʌnɪnˈɪʃi.eɪtɪd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English initiated English uninitiated From un- + initiated.
- Not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group.
“His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to uninitiated listeners, but it was clear and concise to practitioners.”
“Even in the midst of the full swing of fancy, swayed to and fro by the many currants of thought that arise out of a single word, snatches of the verse from which the flight was taken will suddenly appear on the surface like a refrain or a keynote, showing that in reality there is a connexion, though hidden to the uninitiated.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English initiated English uninitiated From un- + initiated.
- People who have not been initiated and thus do not have the special knowledge of a particular group.
“His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated, but it was clear and concise to practitioners.”