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Literate

noun
/ˈlɪtəɹət/
Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.nounA person who is able to read and write.
2.nounA person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.
3.adjectiveAble to read and write; having literacy.
4.adjectiveKnowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
5.adjectiveWhich is used in writing (of a language or dialect).

Synonyms

literarybelletristicletterededucatedliterate personwell-writtenliteracywritecultureknowledgewell-readwell-educated

Antonyms

illiterate

Rhymes With

illiteratefunctionally illiteratebitter itembitter itfritter itlitter ittransmitter it
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