sophomore

Meanings

Plural: sophomores

Noun

a second-year undergraduate
A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
A three-year-old horse.

Adjective Satellite

used of the second year in United States high school or college
- "the sophomore class"
- "his sophomore year"

Adj

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.
Sophomoric.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

second-year, soph

Scrabble Score: 16

sophomore is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sophomore is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sophomore is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

sophomore is a valid Words With Friends word