unfledged

• Adjectif littéraire ou vieilli pour qualifier une personne inexpérimentée, naïve ou immature ; au sens propre, il désigne un jeune oiseau qui n'a pas encore les plumes nécessaires pour voler.

An old-fashioned term meaning inexperienced, immature, or not fully developed; literally refers to a young bird that has not yet grown feathers for flight.

1. Not yet having feathersC2formal

   Describing a young bird that has not yet grown the feathers needed for flight.

   qui n'a pas encore de plumes

   • The nest contained three unfledged chicks.
   • An unfledged sparrow fell from the tree.
   • The mother bird fed the unfledged hatchlings.

   Synonymescallowfeatherlessunfeathered

   Antonymesfeatheredfledged

2. Inexperienced or immatureC2formal

   Lacking experience, maturity, or development; untrained or raw.

   Inexpérimenté ou immature

   • He was an unfledged recruit in the army.
   • The company hired several unfledged interns.
   • Her unfledged attempts at diplomacy were clumsy.

   Synonymescallowgreenimmatureinexperiencednaiverawuninitiatedunseasoneduntrainedyouthful

   Antonymesadeptexperiencedexpertmaturepracticedseasonedskilledsophisticatedveteranworldly