noun
sophomore
SOF-uh-maw
noun
1
A student in their second year of high school or university.
"As a sophomore, she finally got to choose her own electives."
adj
1
Describing the second in a series, such as a musician's second album.
"Critics said the band's sophomore album lacked the spark of their debut."
How to Use Sophomore
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA second-year student, or the second thing in a series (album, season, etc).
Common pairings
sophomore year
sophomore album
sophomore slump
Word Forms
sophomores plural
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Etymology
From an older word sophum, "a display of clever but flawed argument," from Greek sophisma — likely blended in people's minds with Greek sophos ("wise") and moros ("foolish"), giving the word its odd "wise fool" flavour.