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Illiterate

noun
/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/
Word Frequency: 2.6

Definitions

1.nounAn illiterate person, one not able to read and write.
2.nounA person ignorant about a given subject.
"The government is run by business illiterates."
3.adjectiveUnable to read and write.
4.adjectiveHaving less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
5.adjectiveNot conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
6.adjectiveIgnorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.
"economically illiterate, emotionally illiterate"

Synonyms

analphabetanalphabeticignorantunletteredpreliteratesemiliterateuneducatedfunctionally illiterateilliterate personilliteracyill-informedblind

Antonyms

literate

Rhymes With

literatebitter itembitter itfritter itlitter ittransmitter it
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