illiterate
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il·lit·er·ate
(ĭ-lĭt'ər-ĭt) 
adj.
illiterately il·lit'er·ate·ly adv.
illiterateness il·lit'er·ate·ness n.
adj.
- Unable to read and write.
- Having little or no formal education.
- Marked by inferiority to an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature.
- Violating prescribed standards of speech or writing.
- Ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge: musically illiterate. See Usage Note at literate.
[Middle English, from Latin illīterātus : in-, not; see in-1 + līterātus, literate; see literate.]
illiterate il·lit'er·ate n.illiterately il·lit'er·ate·ly adv.
illiterateness il·lit'er·ate·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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illiterate
adjective
- Without education or knowledge: ignorant, nescient, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unschooled, untaught. See knowledge/ignorance.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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illiterate
adj
Definition: unable to read well; lacking education
Antonyms: able, educated, learned, literate, taught
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illiterate
IN BRIEF: Not able to read or write.
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
— Alvin Toffler, U.S. writer.
Tutor's tip: If you know how to "alliterate" (repeat an initial consonant sound in two or more words), chances are you're not "illiterate" (unable to read or write).
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Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary:
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illiterate
See crossword solutions for the clue Illiterate.
Translations:
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Illiterate
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kan ikke læse og skrive, udannet, uvidende
n. - analfabet
Nederlands (Dutch)
ongeletterd, analfabetisch, analfabeet
Français (French)
adj. - analphabète, illettré, d'illettré
n. - analphabète, les analphabètes
Deutsch (German)
n. - Analphabet
adj. - analphabetisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναλφάβητος
adj. - αναλφάβητος, αγράμματος, αμόρφωτος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - analfabeto (m)
adj. - iletrado
Español (Spanish)
adj. - analfabeto, iletrado
n. - analfabeto, persona que no sabe leer ni escribir
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - analfabet, obildad person
adj. - illitterat, inte läs- och skrivkunnig, obildad, inte språkriktigt
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不识字的, 没受教育的, 文盲
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不識字的, 沒受教育的
n. - 文盲
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무식한, 문맹한, 교양이 없는
n. - 무식자, 문맹자
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 読み書きのできない, 文盲の, 無学の
n. - 文盲の人, 教養のない人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شخص أمي (صفه) جاهل بالقراءة والكتابه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בור, לא יודע קרוא וכתוב, אנאלפביתי
n. - בור
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