literate

/'litərit/

Thân thiện

A young child sits on a rug, reading a book and showing they are literate.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Able to read and write: Possessing the basic skills of reading and writing.
   • Knowledgeable or educated in a particular field or fields: Having or showing knowledge or competence in a specified area.
   • Well-versed in literature: Showing an appreciation for or knowledge of literary works.

2. Noun:

   • A person who can read and write: An individual who is not illiterate.
   • An educated person: A person who is knowledgeable or cultured.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The program aims to make every adult literate. (The program aims to give every adult the ability to read and write.)
  • She is highly literate in financial matters. (She is very knowledgeable about financial matters.)
  • His essays are witty and literate. (His essays are clever and show a knowledge of literature.)

• Noun:

  • The new policy increased the number of literates in the region. (The new policy increased the number of people who can read and write in the region.)
  • He was considered the literate of the village. (He was considered the most educated person in the village.)

Advanced Usage

• "Computer literate": Having sufficient knowledge and skill to use computers competently.
  • Most jobs now require applicants to be computer literate.
• "Scientifically literate": Having an understanding of basic scientific concepts and methods.
  • A scientifically literate public is essential for informed policy debates.

Variants and Related Words

• Literacy (n): The ability to read and write; competence or knowledge in a specified area.
  • The campaign promoted adult literacy.
• Illiterate (adj/n): Unable to read and write; lacking knowledge in a specific area.
  • He was illiterate until he attended night school.
• Semiliterate (adj): Barely able to read and write.
  • The semiliterate document was full of errors.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Educated, learned, knowledgeable, cultured, well-read.
• Noun: Intellectual, scholar, reader.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Illiterate, uneducated, ignorant.
• Noun: Illiterate.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields
   • computer literate
2. versed in literature; dealing with literature
3. able to read and write

Noun

1. a person who can read and write

Từ đồng nghĩa

• literate person