illiterate in English dictionary

  • illiterate

    Meanings and definitions of "illiterate"

    • Unable to read and write.
    • Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
    • Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
    • an illiterate person, one not able to read.
    • adjective
      Unable to read and write.
    • adjective
      Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
    • adjective
      Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
    • noun
      an illiterate person, one not able to read.
    • unable to read and write
    • having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature
    • not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing
    • an illiterate person
    • A person who cannot read and write.
    • adjective
      lacking culture, especially in language and literature
    • adjective
      not able to read or write
    • adjective
      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"
    • noun
      a person unable to read

    Synonyms of "illiterate" in English dictionary

    know nothing, analphabetic, illiterate person are the top synonyms of "illiterate" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "illiterate" in English dictionary

    literate is the antonym of "illiterate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of illiterate

    • illiterate ( plural  illiterates)
    • illiterate ( comparative more illiterate, superlative most illiterate)
    • illiterate (comparative more illiterate, superlative most illiterate)
    • illiterate (plural illiterates)
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