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illiterate

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il·lit·er·ate  (-ltr-t)
adj.
1.
a. Unable to read and write.
b. Having little or no formal education.
2.
a. Marked by inferiority to an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature.
b. Violating prescribed standards of speech or writing.
3. Ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge: musically illiterate. See Usage Note at literate.

[Middle English, from Latin illtertus : in-, not; see in-1 + ltertus, literate; see literate.]

il·liter·ate n.
il·liter·ate·ly adv.
il·liter·ate·ness n.

illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərɪt]
adj
1. unable to read and write
2. violating accepted standards in reading and writing an illiterate scrawl
3. uneducated, ignorant, or uncultured scientifically illiterate
n
an illiterate person
illiteracy , illiterateness n
illiterately  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.illiterate - a person unable to read
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
Adj.1.illiterate - not able to read or write
uneducated - not having a good education
literate - able to read and write
2.illiterate - 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"
uneducated - not having a good education
3.illiterate - lacking culture, especially in language and literature
literate - versed in literature; dealing with literature

illiterate
adjective
1. uneducated, ignorant, unlettered, unable to read and write, analphabetic A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
uneducated lettered, educated, literate
Translations
illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərɪt]
A. ADJ [person] (= unable to read or write) → analfabeto; (= ignorant) → ignorante, inculto; [letter, handwriting] → plagado de faltas
to be functionally illiterateser un analfabeto funcional
he's sexually illiterateen materia sexual está en mantillas
B. Nanalfabeto/a m/f

illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərət] adj
[person] → illettré(e)
[letter, writing] → plein(e) de fautes
ill luck nmalchance f
ill-mannered [ˌɪlˈmænərd] adj [person, behaviour] → inconvenant(e)

illiterate
adjdes Schreibens und Lesens unkundig; country, populationanalphabetisch; (= badly-educated, uncultured) personungebildet, unwissend; lettervoller Fehler; he’s illiterateer ist Analphabet; to be functionally illiteratepraktisch nicht lesen und schreiben können; economically/musically illiteratevöllig unwissend, wenn es um Wirtschaft/Musik geht; many people are computer-illiterateviele Menschen kennen sich nicht mit Computern aus
nAnalphabet(in) m(f)

illiterate [ɪˈlɪtrɪt]
1. adj (person) → analfabeta, illetterato/a; (letter) → sgrammaticato/a
2. nanalfabeta m/f, illetterato/a

illiterate
adj illiterate [iˈlitərət]
1 unable to read and write. ongeletterd أُمّـي، لا يَعْرِف القِراءه والكِتابَه неграмотен negramotný analfabet analphabetisch αναλφάβητος analfabeto kirjaoskamatu بی سواد lukutaidoton illettré אַנאַלפַבֵּית अशिक्षित nepismen írástudatlan buta huruf ólæs og óskrifandi analfabeta 文盲の 읽고 쓸 줄 모르는 neraštingas analfabētisks buta huruf analfabeet som ikke kan lese og skrive, analfabet niepiśmienny analfabeto analfabet неграмотный negramotný nepismen nepismen analfabet ซึ่งอ่านไม่ออกเขียนไม่ได้ okuması yazması olmayan 文盲的 неписьменний; безграмотний ناخواندہ mù chữ
2 having little or no education. ongeleerd غَيْر مُتَعَلِّم нобразован nevzdělaný analfabet; uuddannet ungebildet αγράμματος, ανεκπαίδευτος ignorante, inculto harimatu دارای معلومات کم oppimaton ignorant בּוּר निरअक्षर, अनपढ़ neobrazovan tanulatlan tak berpendidikan ómenntaður incolto 無学の 무학의 mažaraštis neizglītots tidak berpendidikan ongeletterd uvitende, uutdannet niewykształcony, nieuczony analfabeto incult необразованный nevzdelaný neizobražen neobrazovan illiterat, obildad ซึ่งไม่รู้หนังสือ cahil 教育程度低的,未受教育的 неосвічений غیر تعلیم یافتہ thất học
n ilˈliteracy
ongeletterdheid أمِّــيَّه неграмотност negramotnost analfabetisme die Unbildung, das Analphabetentum αναλφαβητισμός analfabetismo kirjaoskamatus بی سوادی lukutaidottomuus analphabétisme אַנאַלפַבֵּיתִיוּת निरक्षरता nepismenost írástudatlanság kebodohan ólæsi analfabetismo 文盲 문맹 neraštingumas analfabētisms buta huruf analfabetisme, ongeletterdheid analfabetisme, uvitenhet analfabetyzm analfabetismo analfabetism неграмотность negramotnosť nepismenost nepismenost analfabetism, obildning การไม่รู้หนังสือ cahillik 文盲 безграмотність جہالت sự thất học

illiterate أمي negramotný analfabetisk ungebildet αγράμματος analfabeto lukutaidoton analphabète nepismen analfabeta 読み書きのできない 문맹의 ongeletterd ikke lese- og skrivekyndig niepiśmienny analfabeto неграмотный analfabet ไม่สามารถอ่านและเขียนได้ okuma yazması olmayan mù chữ 不识字的


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Tho' certainly nothing could to any reasonable Being, have appeared more satisfactory, than so gratefull a reply to her invitation, yet I know not how it was, but she was certainly capricious enough to be displeased with our behaviour and in a few weeks after, either to revenge our Conduct, or releive her own solitude, married a young and illiterate Fortune- hunter.
To fill up a work with these scraps may, indeed, be considered as a downright cheat on the learned world, who are by such means imposed upon to buy a second time, in fragments and by retail, what they have already in gross, if not in their memories, upon their shelves; and it is still more cruel upon the illiterate, who are drawn in to pay for what is of no manner of use to them.
Collins was not a sensible man, and the deficiency of nature had been but littleassisted by education or society; the greatest part of his life having been spent under the guidance of an illiterate and miserly father; and though he belonged to one of the universities, he had merely kept the necessary terms, without forming at it any useful acquaintance.
 
 
 
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