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illiterate (noun)

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  • illiterate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin illiteratus, from in + litteratus literate Date: 15th century 1. having little or no education; especially unable to read or write < an illiterate population > 2. a. showing or marked by a lack of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • illiterate — [ɪ lɪt(ə)rət] adjective 1》 unable to read or write. 2》 ignorant in a particular subject or activity: politically illiterate. noun a person who is unable to read or write. Phrases functionally illiterate lacking the literacy necessary for coping… …   English new terms dictionary

  • illiterate — (adj.) early 15c., uneducated, unable to read (originally of Latin), from L. illiteratus unlearned, unlettered, ignorant; without culture, inelegant, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + literatus, lit. furnished… …   Etymology dictionary

  • illiterate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to read or write. 2) ignorant in a particular subject or activity; politically illiterate. DERIVATIVES illiteracy noun illiterately adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • illiterate person — noun a person unable to read • Syn: ↑illiterate, ↑nonreader • Hypernyms: ↑ignoramus, ↑know nothing, ↑uneducated person • Hyponyms: ↑analphabet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • illiterate — adjective 1 someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write 2 badly written, in an uneducated way: It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes. 3 politically/scientifically etc illiterate knowing very little about politics, science… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • illiterate — UK [ɪˈlɪtərət] / US [ɪˈlɪt(ə)rət] adjective 1) a) someone who is illiterate cannot read or write b) illiterate writing contains a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes 2) lacking knowledge in a particular subject technologically/politically… …   English dictionary

  • illiterate — /ɪˈlɪtərət / (say i lituhruht), /ɪˈlɪtrət / (say i litruht) adjective 1. unable to read and write. 2. lacking education. 3. showing lack of culture. –noun 4. an illiterate person. {Latin illiterātus unlettered} –illiterately, adverb… …  

  • illiterate — 1. adjective /ɪˈlɪtəɹət/ a) Unable to read and write. b) Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little …   Wiktionary

  • illiterate — [ɪˈlɪtərət] adj 1) not able to read or write 2) containing a lot of mistakes in grammar and spelling 3) lacking knowledge in a particular subject politically illiterate[/ex] illiteracy [ɪˈlɪtərəsi] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • functional illiterate — noun a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs • Hypernyms: ↑illiterate, ↑illiterate person, ↑nonreader …   Useful english dictionary

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