illiterate

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: illiterate personnonreaderignorant

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person unable to readSynonyms: illiterate personnonreader

Adjective (3)

  1. not able to read or write
  2. 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”Synonyms: ignorant
  3. lacking culture, especially in language and literature
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Illiterate \Il*lit"er*ate\, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not + literatus learned. See In- not, and Literal.] Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.

Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary. See Ignorant. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ly, adv. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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