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illiterate
illiterateunable to read and write; having little or no formal education: He has a lot of native intelligence but he is illiterate.
Not to be confused with:alliterate – to use two or more words having the same initial sound, as in: Sister Suzie sews shirts for sixty-six seasick sailors.il·lit·er·ate I0036300 (ĭ-lĭt′ər-ĭt)adj.1. a. Unable to read and write.b. Having little or no formal education.2. a. Marked by inferiority to an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature: an illiterate magazine.b. Violating prescribed standards of speech or writing: a paragraph with several illiterate expressions.3. Ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge: musically illiterate. See Usage Note at literate.n.1. A person who is illiterate.2. (used with a pl. verb) People who are illiterate, considered as a group.
[Middle English, from Latin illīterātus : in-, not; see in-1 + līterātus, literate; see literate.]
il·lit′er·ate·ly adv.il·lit′er·ate·ness n.illiterate (ɪˈlɪtərɪt) adj1. unable to read and write2. violating accepted standards in reading and writing: an illiterate scrawl. 3. uneducated, ignorant, or uncultured: scientifically illiterate. nan illiterate person ilˈliteracy, ilˈliterateness n ilˈliterately advil•lit•er•ate (ɪˈlɪt ər ɪt)
adj. 1. unable to read and write. 2. having or demonstrating little education. 3. showing lack of culture. 4. displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field: musically illiterate. n. 5. an illiterate person. [1550–60; < Latin illiterātus] il•lit′er•ate•ly, adv. il•lit′er•ate•ness, n. syn: See ignorant. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | illiterate - a person unable to readilliterate person, nonreaderanalphabet, analphabetic - an illiterate person who does not know the alphabetfunctional illiterate - a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needsignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person - an ignorant person | | Adj. | 1. | illiterate - not able to read or writeuneducated - not having a good educationliterate - able to read and write | | 2. | illiterate - uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"ignorantuneducated - not having a good education | | 3. | illiterate - lacking culture, especially in language and literatureliterate - versed in literature; dealing with literature |
illiterateadjective1. uneducated, ignorant, unlettered, unable to read and write, analphabetic A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
uneducated lettered, educated, literate2. ignorant, unaware, inexperienced, blind, innocent, unconscious, in the dark, oblivious, unwitting, uninitiated, uninformed, benighted, untutored, unknowing, out of the loop, unenlightened, unschooled, unlettered, untaught Many senior managers are technologically illiterate.
ignorant aware, taught, tutoredilliterateadjectiveWithout education or knowledge:ignorant, nescient, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught.Translationsilliterate (iˈlitərət) adjective1. unable to read and write. 文盲的 文盲的2. having little or no education. 教育程度低的，未受教育的 未受教育的ilˈliteracy noun 文盲 文盲EncyclopediaSeeilliteracyilliterate
illiterateBeing unable to read and write or to use written language to interpret graphs, charts, tables, maps, symbols, and formulas. Illiterate
Related to Illiterate: illiteracyILLITERATE. This term is applied to one unacquainted with letters.
2. When an ignorant man, unable to read, signs a deed or agreement, or makes his mark instead of a signature, and he alleges, and can provide that it was falsely read to him, he is not bound by it, in consequence of the fraud. And the same effect would result, if the deed or agreement were falsely read to a blind man, who could have read before he lost his sight, or to a foreigner who did not understand the language. For a plea of "laymen and unlettered," see Bauer v. Roth, 4 Rawle, Rep. 85 and pp. 94, 95.
3. To induce an illiterate man, by false representations and false reading, to sign a note for a greater amount than that agreed on, is indictable as a cheat. 1 Yerg. 76. Vide, generally, 2 Nels. Ab. 946; 2 Co. 3; 11 Co. 28; Moor, 148. illiterate
Related to illiterate: illiteracySynonyms for illiterateadj uneducatedSynonyms- uneducated
- ignorant
- unlettered
- unable to read and write
- analphabetic
Antonymsadj ignorantSynonyms- ignorant
- unaware
- inexperienced
- blind
- innocent
- unconscious
- in the dark
- oblivious
- unwitting
- uninitiated
- uninformed
- benighted
- untutored
- unknowing
- out of the loop
- unenlightened
- unschooled
- unlettered
- untaught
AntonymsSynonyms for illiterateadj without education or knowledgeSynonyms- ignorant
- nescient
- uneducated
- uninstructed
- unlearned
- unschooled
- untaught
Synonyms for illiteratenoun a person unable to readSynonyms- illiterate person
- nonreader
Related Words- analphabet
- analphabetic
- functional illiterate
- ignoramus
- know nothing
- uneducated person
adj not able to read or writeRelated WordsAntonymsadj uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learningSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking culture, especially in language and literatureAntonyms |