illiterate (redirected from illiterateness)

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

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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 문맹의 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 文盲的

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 未受教育的 неосвічений غیر تعلیم یافتہ thất học 未受教育的

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 文盲