illiterate
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/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/
English
Definitions
noun
- An illiterate person, one not able to read and write.
- A person ignorant about a given subject.“The government is run by business illiterates.”
adjective
- Unable to read and write.
- Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
- Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
- Ignorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.“economically illiterate, emotionally illiterate”
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Synonyms
analphabetanalphabeticignorantunletteredpreliteratesemiliterateuneducatedfunctionally illiterateilliterate personilliteracyill-informedblindblindnesscompositeliteracyliteratedouble-blind