sophomore

Meaning

Adj

1. (US, not-comparable) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
2. (not-comparable) Sophomoric.

Noun

1. (Philippines, US) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
2. (US) A three-year-old horse.

Synonyms

soph

second-year

lowerclassman

underclassman

second-year student

biennial

senior

Translations

fagiolo

secundarista

δευτεροετής φοιτητής

estudiante de segundo año

allievo del secondo anno

secundanista

allievo

opvolgen

tweede

tweedejaars

aluno do 2o ano

alumno

estudiante de segundo

bilgiçlik taslayan

طالب بالسّنة الثّانية الجامعية

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒfəmɔː/

Etymology

From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction.