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单词 nonliterate
释义

nonliterate

adjective

non·​lit·​er·​ate ˌnän-ˈli-t(ə-)rət How to pronounce nonliterate (audio)
1
: not literate
2
: having no written language
nonliterate noun

Synonyms

  • analphabetic
  • benighted
  • dark
  • ignorant
  • illiterate
  • rude
  • simple
  • uneducated
  • uninstructed
  • unlearned
  • unlettered
  • unread
  • unschooled
  • untaught
  • untutored
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Example Sentences

an organization helping nonliterate adults improve their reading skills
Recent Examples on the Web Such a practice would have been especially useful in nonliterate societies where knowledge was transmitted orally. Amanda Fortini, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1

nonliterate

adjective

as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books an organization helping nonliterate adults improve their reading skills

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ignorant
  • illiterate
  • uneducated
  • untaught
  • untutored
  • unschooled
  • benighted
  • dark
  • unlettered
  • inexperienced
  • unlearned
  • uninstructed
  • simple
  • semiliterate
  • innocent
  • unread
  • rude
  • analphabetic
  • uncultured
  • naive
  • unsophisticated
  • functionally illiterate
  • unskilled
  • uncultivated
  • unknowledgeable
  • artless
  • lowbrow
  • foolish
  • philistine
  • innumerate
  • untrained
  • stupid
  • callow
  • green
  • dumb
  • idiotic
  • naïve
  • moronic
  • imbecile
  • witless
  • idiotical
  • brainless
  • imbecilic
  • silly
  • raw
  • senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • literate
  • educated
  • knowledgeable
  • intelligent
  • schooled
  • brilliant
  • experienced
  • lettered
  • scholarly
  • intellectual
  • expert
  • smart
  • trained
  • cultured
  • erudite
  • learned
  • well-read
  • well-informed
  • cultivated
  • sophisticated
  • familiar
  • highbrow
  • aware
  • polymathic
  • acquainted
  • polyhistoric
  • polymath
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