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Definition of Illiterate
1. Noun. A person unable to read.
Exact synonyms: Illiterate Person, Nonreader
Specialized synonyms: Analphabet, Analphabetic, Functional Illiterate
Generic synonyms: Ignoramus, Know Nothing, Uneducated Person
Specialized synonyms: Analphabet, Analphabetic, Functional Illiterate
Generic synonyms: Ignoramus, Know Nothing, Uneducated Person
2. Adjective. Not able to read or write.
Attributes: Literacy
Also: Uneducated
Similar to: Analphabetic, Unlettered, Functionally Illiterate, Preliterate, Semiliterate, Semiliterate
Antonyms: Literate
Also: Uneducated
Similar to: Analphabetic, Unlettered, Functionally Illiterate, Preliterate, Semiliterate, Semiliterate
Antonyms: Literate
3. Adjective. Uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field. "He is musically illiterate"
4. Adjective. Lacking culture, especially in language and literature.
Antonyms: Literate
Definition of Illiterate
1. a. Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.
Definition of Illiterate
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