sophomore

sophomore Definition

sopho·more (säf′môr′, säf′ə môr′)

noun

Etymology: altered (< Gr sophos, wise + mōros, foolish) < older sophumer < sophum, sophism, prob. < ME sophime, sophism

adjective

of or for sophomores

sophomore Synonyms

second-year student, lowerclassman, underclassman, soph*; see student.

sophomore Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

high: He also notices things that most high school sophomores never see, like women's hands.

Modifies a noun

album: DOWN's sophomore album, " Down II " , was released in March 2002 on Elektra Records.
effort: Born From Pain belted out 11 new crushing tracks to follow up their sophomore effort In Love With The End.
release: The Killers just finished recording their sophomore release, entitled " Sam's Town.
year: By sophomore year I was pulling all the time on a daily basis: in class, at home, in bed.
slump: This is certainly not an indicator of a sophomore slump.
set: In fact it's one of a few sophomore sets from the soul underground, which I have stumbled across recently.

Noun used with modifier

college: PS: I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.
school: He also notices things that most high school sophomores never see, like women's hands.

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