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单词 illiterateness
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illiterateness


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.
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illiterateness

nounThe condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge or learning:benightedness, ignorance, illiteracy, nescience.
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illiterateness


Related to illiterateness: illiterate person
  • noun

Synonyms for illiterateness

noun the condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge or learning

Synonyms

  • benightedness
  • ignorance
  • illiteracy
  • nescience
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