English dictionary
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English adjective: illiterate | |||
| 1. | illiterate not able to read or write | ||
| Similar | analphabetic, functionally illiterate, preliterate, semiliterate, semiliterate, unlettered | ||
| See also | uneducated | ||
| Attribute | literacy | ||
| Antonyms | literate | ||
| 2. | illiterate uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field | ||
| Samples | She is ignorant of quantum mechanics. He is musically illiterate. | ||
| Synonyms | ignorant | ||
| Similar | uneducated | ||
| Antonyms | educated | ||
| 3. | illiterate lacking culture, especially in language and literature | ||
| Antonyms | literate | ||
English noun: illiterate | |||
| 1. | illiterate (person) a person unable to read | ||
| Synonyms | illiterate person, nonreader | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | analphabet, analphabetic, functional illiterate | ||
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