Meanings
nov1
plural novs
- rareslanghobbiesA novice.
He scanned the group and his heart sank; he was shocked to see that, like Alex, they were mostly novices. […] He pulled down his scarf and drew Kraze to one side. 'Woz happenin' with the novs?'
2015, Echo Freer, Toxic Treacle1 more example
The novice eights race demonstrated one of the reasons UVa manages to be so good year after year; the UVa novs finished first and second in the event, while Clemson's novice crew, the surprise of the regatta, took third.
1999, Oli Rosenbladt, “Virginia Women Sweep Rivanna Romp”, in Rowing News, volume 6, number 21, page 8
Nov2
- abbreviationAbbreviation of November.
NOV3
- Alternative letter-case form of Nov (“November”).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe month following October and preceding December
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Clipping of novice.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Nov.
- Nov.abbreviation of November
Basque aza.
- aza.abbreviation of November
Bengali নভে
- নভে (nobhe)abbreviation of November
Bulgarian ное, ное.
- ное (noe)abbreviation of November
- ное. (noe.)abbreviation of November
- ноем. (noem.)abbreviation of November
Catalan nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
Czech lis
- lisabbreviation of November
Danish nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
Dutch nov
- novabbreviation of November
Estonian nov
- novabbreviation of November
Finnish marras, marrask.
- marrasabbreviation of November
- marrask.abbreviation of November
French nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
German Nov.
- Nov.abbreviation of November
Greek Νοέ, Νοε
- Νοέ (Noé)abbreviation of November
- Νοε (Noe)abbreviation of November
Hebrew נוב׳
- נוב׳ (nov.)abbreviation of November
Hindi नव॰
- नव॰ (nav.)abbreviation of November
Hungarian nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
Icelandic nóv.
- nóv.abbreviation of November
Indonesian Nov
- Novabbreviation of November
Italian nov., nov
- nov.abbreviation of November
- novabbreviation of November
Latvian nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
Lithuanian lapkr.
- lapkr.abbreviation of November
Malay Nov
- Novabbreviation of November
Norwegian Bokmål nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
Polish lis
- lisabbreviation of November
Portuguese nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
Punjabi ਨਵੰ
- ਨਵੰ (navã)abbreviation of November
Romanian nov.
- nov.abbreviation of November
Russian нояб.
- нояб. (nojab.)abbreviation of November
Scottish Gaelic Samh
- Samhabbreviation of November
Slovak nov, nov.
- novabbreviation of November
- nov.abbreviation of November
Spanish nov., nov
- nov.abbreviation of November
- novabbreviation of November
Swahili Nov
- Novabbreviation of November
Swedish nov., nov
- nov.abbreviation of November
- novabbreviation of November
Tagalog Nob.
- Nob.abbreviation of November
Tamil நவ.
- நவ. (nava.)abbreviation of November
Thai พ.ย.
- พ.ย. (pɔɔ.yɔɔ.)abbreviation of November
Turkish Kas
- Kasabbreviation of November
Ukrainian лист.
- лист. (lyst.)abbreviation of November
Welsh Hyd
- Hydabbreviation of November
Cite this entry
nov. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nov
“nov.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nov. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nov,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nov.
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