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Detailed Synonyms for illiterate in English

illiterate:

illiterate [the ~] nom

  1. the illiterate
    the illiterate
  2. the illiterate
    – a person unable to read 1
    the illiterate; the illiterate person; the nonreader
    – a person unable to read 1

illiterate

  1. illiterate

illiterate adj

  1. illiterate
    – uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field 1
    ignorant; illiterate
    – uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field 1
    • ignorant adj
      • she is ignorant of quantum mechanics1
    • illiterate adj
      • he is musically illiterate1
  2. illiterate
    – lacking culture, especially in language and literature 1
    illiterate
    – lacking culture, especially in language and literature 1
  3. illiterate
    – not able to read or write 1
    illiterate
    – not able to read or write 1

Related Words for "illiterate":

  • illiterates, illiterately

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Related Definitions for "illiterate":

  1. uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field1
    • he is musically illiterate1
  2. lacking culture, especially in language and literature1
  3. not able to read or write1
  4. a person unable to read1

Related Synonyms for illiterate