illiterate

illiterate

unable to read and write; having little or no formal education: He has a lot of native intelligence but he is illiterate.

Not to be confused with:

alliterate – to use two or more words having the same initial sound, as in: Sister Suzie sews shirts for sixty-six seasick sailors.

il·lit·er·ate

 (ĭ-lĭt′ər-ĭt)

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: an illiterate magazine.

b. Violating prescribed standards of speech or writing: a paragraph with several illiterate expressions.

3. Ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge: musically illiterate. See Usage Note at literate.

n.

1. A person who is illiterate.

2. (used with a pl. verb) People who are illiterate, considered as a group.

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

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il·lit′er·ate·ly adv.

il·lit′er·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

ilˈliteracy, ilˈliterateness n

ilˈliterately adv

il•lit•er•ate

(ɪˈlɪt ər ɪt)

adj.

1. unable to read and write.

2. having or demonstrating little education.

3. showing lack of culture.

4. displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field: musically illiterate.

n.

5. an illiterate person.

[1550–60; < Latin illiterātus]

il•lit′er•ate•ly, adv.

il•lit′er•ate•ness, n.

syn: See ignorant.

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

illiterate

adjective

1. uneducated, ignorant, unlettered, unable to read and write, analphabetic A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
uneducated lettered, educated, literate

2. ignorant, unaware, inexperienced, blind, innocent, unconscious, in the dark, oblivious, unwitting, uninitiated, uninformed, benighted, untutored, unknowing, out of the loop, unenlightened, unschooled, unlettered, untaught Many senior managers are technologically illiterate.
ignorant aware, taught, tutored

illiterate

adjective

Without education or knowledge:

ignorant, nescient, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught.

Translations

أُمِّيٌّأُمّـي، لا يَعْرِف القِراءه والكِتابَهغَيْر مُتَعَلِّم

negramotnýnevzdělaný

analfabetanalfabetiskuuddannet

ungebildetAnalphabetAnalphabetinanalphabetischungelehrt

αγράμματοςαναλφάβητος

analfabetoiletrado

lukutaidotonsivistymätönkouluja käymätön

analphabèteillettréignorant

nepismen

analfabétaírástudatlantanulatlan

ólæs og óskrifandiómenntaîur

analfabetaincolto

読み書きのできない

문맹의

mažaraštisneraštingasneraštingumas

analfabētisksneizglītots

analfabeetongeletterdongeletterde

analfabetikke lese- og skrivekyndigsom ikke kan lese og skriveuutdannet

niepiśmienny

analfabeto

неграмотныйбезграмотный

negramotnýnevzdelaný

nepismen

analfabet

ไม่สามารถอ่านและเขียนได้

cahilokuma yazması olmayanokuması yazması olmayan

mù chữ

不识字的文盲的未受教育的

illiterate

[ɪˈlɪtərɪt]

A. ADJ [person] (= unable to read or write) → analfabeto; (= ignorant) → ignorante, inculto; [letter, handwriting] → plagado de faltas
to be functionally illiterate → ser un analfabeto funcional
he's sexually illiterate → en materia sexual está en mantillas

B. N → analfabeto/a m/f

illiterate

[ɪˈlɪtərət] adj

[person] → illettré(e)

[letter, writing] → plein(e) de fautesill luck n → malchance fill-mannered [ˌɪlˈmænə^rd] adj [person, behaviour] → inconvenant(e)

illiterate

adj → des Schreibens und Lesens unkundig; country, population → analphabetisch; (= badly-educated, uncultured) person → ungebildet, unwissend; letter → voller Fehler; he’s illiterate → er ist Analphabet; to be functionally illiterate → praktisch nicht lesen und schreiben können; economically/musically illiterate → völlig unwissend, wenn es um Wirtschaft/Musik geht; many people are computer-illiterate → viele Menschen kennen sich nicht mit Computern aus

n → Analphabet(in) m(f)

illiterate

[ɪˈlɪt/ərɪt]

1. adj (person) → analfabeta, illetterato/a; (letter) → sgrammaticato/a

2. n → analfabeta m/f, illetterato/a

illiterate

(iˈlitərət) adjective

1. unable to read and write. ongeletterd أُمّـي، لا يَعْرِف القِراءه والكِتابَه неграмотен analfabeto negramotný analphabetisch analfabet αναλφάβητοςanalfabeto kirjaoskamatu بی سواد lukutaidoton illettréאנאלפבית अशिक्षित nepismen írástudatlan buta huruf ólæs og óskrifandi analfabeta 文盲の 읽고 쓸 줄 모르는 neraštingas analfabētisks buta huruf analfabeetsom ikke kan lese og skrive, analfabetniepiśmienny بی سواد 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 analfabeto nevzdělaný ungebildet analfabet; uuddannet αγράμματος, ανεκπαίδευτος ignorante, inculto harimatu دارای معلومات کم oppimaton ignorantבור निरअक्षर, अनपढ़ neobrazovan tanulatlan tak berpendidikan ómenntaður incolto 無学の 무학의 mažaraštis neizglītots tidak berpendidikan ongeletterduvitende, uutdannetniewykształcony, nieuczony د كم معلوماتو خاوند 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 未受教育的

ilˈliteracy noun

ongeletterdheid أمِّــيَّه неграмотност analfabetismo negramotnost die Unbildung, das Analphabetentum analfabetisme αναλφαβητισμόςanalfabetismo kirjaoskamatus بی سوادی lukutaidottomuus analphabétisme אַנאַלפַבֵּיתִיוּת निरक्षरता nepismenost írástudatlanság kebodohan ólæsi analfabetismo 文盲 문맹 neraštingumas analfabētisms buta huruf analfabetisme, ongeletterdheid analfabetisme, uvitenhetanalfabetyzm بی سوادی analfabetismo analfabetism неграмотность negramotnosť nepismenost nepismenost analfabetism, obildning การไม่รู้หนังสือ cahillik 文盲 безграмотність جہالت sự thất học 文盲

illiterate

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

il·lit·er·ate

a. analfabeto-a.

illiterate

adj analfabeto