illiterate

/i'litərit/
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illiterate

A young woman helps an illiterate man read a letter.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Unable to read or write: Describes a person who lacks the basic skills of literacy.
    • Lacking knowledge or education in a specific field: Describes a person who is uneducated or ignorant about a particular subject or area, even if they are generally literate.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who is unable to read or write: An individual who lacks literacy skills.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The government launched a campaign to teach illiterate adults.
    • He is a brilliant scientist but is completely computer illiterate.
  • Noun:
    • The program aims to provide basic education for illiterates.
Advanced Usage
  • Functionally illiterate: A person who has basic reading and writing skills but not enough to manage daily living and employment tasks.
    • He is functionally illiterate and struggles to fill out official forms.
  • Cultural/Scientific/Political illiterate: Used to emphasize a profound lack of knowledge in a specific cultural or academic domain.
    • The book criticizes a generation that is becoming historically illiterate.
Variants and Related Words
  • Illiteracy (n): The state of being illiterate; the condition of not being able to read or write.
    • The country has made great progress in reducing illiteracy.
  • Illiterately (adv): In an illiterate manner.
    • The document was illiterately composed.
Synonyms
  • Unlettered: Not well-educated; lacking literacy (formal/literary).
  • Ignorant: Lacking knowledge or awareness in general or about a specific thing.
Antonyms
  • Literate: Able to read and write; knowledgeable or educated in a particular field.
  • Educated: Having been educated; having or showing knowledge or learning.
illiterate

A young woman helps an illiterate man read a letter.

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

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