illiterate

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.

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

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il·liter·ate n.

il·liter·ate·ly adv.

il·liter·ate·ness n.

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illiterate

Adjective

1. unable to read and write

2. uneducated or ignorant: linguistically illiterate

Noun

an illiterate person

illiteracy n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	illiterate - a person unable to read illiterate person, nonreader 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 ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person - an ignorant person
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" ignorant uneducated - not having a good education
	3.	illiterate - lacking culture, especially in language and literature literate - versed in literature; dealing with literature

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illiterate

adjective uneducated, ignorant, unlettered, unable to read and write, analphabetic << OPPOSITE educated

Translations

illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərət] adj → analfabeto

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illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərət] adj → illettré(e); [letter] → plein(e) de fautes

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illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərət] adj (person) → des Lesens und Schreibens unkundig;

(letter) → voller Fehler

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illiterate [ɪˈlɪtərət] adj → analfabeta, illetterato/a; [letter] → scorretto/a