illiterate

Definition of illiterate

Adjectives

not able to read or write

Synonyms:: uneducated
not having a good education; analphabetic, unlettered
having little acquaintance with writing; functionally illiterate
having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs; preliterate
not yet having acquired the ability to read and write; semiliterate
barely able to read and write

Antonyms:: literate
able to read and write

uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

"he is musically illiterate"

Synonyms:: ignorant; uneducated
not having a good education

lacking culture, especially in language and literature

Antonyms:: literate
versed in literature; dealing with literature; educated
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge); sophisticated
having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; belletristic
written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content; literary
knowledgeable about literature; show more antonyms...

Nouns

a person unable to read

Synonyms:: illiterate person, nonreader

Types:: analphabet, analphabetic
an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet; functional illiterate
a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs

Type of:: ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person
an ignorant person

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Words that contain illiterate

functional illiterate

functionally illiterate

illiterate person

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