illiterate
[adjective]
Synonyms: uneducated, ignorant, uncultured, untaught, untutored

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Antonyms: literate, erudite
Related Words: functional illiterate, semiliterate, subliterate

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I. il‧lit‧e‧rate¹ /ɪˈlɪtərət, ɪˈlɪtərɪt/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: literature, literacy ≠ illiteracy, illiterate, literati; adjective: literary, literate ≠ illiterate]

1. someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write

2. badly written, in an uneducated way:
It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes.

3. economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate knowing very little about economics, politics etc
—illiteracy noun [uncountable]

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II. illiterate² noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: literature, literacy ≠ illiteracy, illiterate, literati; adjective: literary, literate ≠ illiterate]
someone who has not learned to read or write

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

illiterate
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. completely, totally | almost, largely, virtually | functionally People judged to be functionally illiterate lack the basic reading and writing skills required in everyday life.
economically, politically Is it surprising that young people who are politically illiterate do not bother to vote?

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