Complete Definition of "illiterate"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪ�lɪt�ɹ�t/
audio|en-us-illiterate.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Unable to read and write, or having little formal education
  2. Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature
  3. Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing

Antonyms
literate

Related terms
illiteracy

Translations
trans-top|Unable to read and write or having little formal education
Finnish: lukutaidoton (only unable to read)
Greek: t|el|αναλ�άβη�ο�|m|s|scGrek (analfávitos), t|el|αγ�άμμα�ο�|m|s|scGrek (agrámmatos)
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Korean: 문맹 (munmaeng)
Kurdish: KUchar|���خ���د���ار
Polish: analfabeta m, analfabetka f
Russian: t+|ru|нег�амо�н�й|trn'egrámotnyj|scCyrl
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trans-top|Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature
Greek: t|el|αναλ�άβη�ο�|m|s|sc=Grek (analfávitos)
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Polish: analfabeta m, analfabetka f
Russian: безг�амо�н�й (b'ezgrámotnyj), невеже��венн�й (n'ev'éžestv'ennyj)
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trans-top|Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing
Greek: t|el|αναλ�άβη�ο�|m|s|sc=Grek (analfávitos)
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Polish: analfabeta m, analfabetka f
Russian: безг�амо�н�й (b'ezgrámotnyj), невеже��венн�й (n'ev'éžestv'ennyj)
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ttbc|Chinese:
ttbc|Dutch: ongeletterd, analfabeet
ttbc|French: illettré m, illettrée f
ttbc|German: unwissend
ttbc|Italian: illetterato m, illetterata f
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ttbc|Japanese:

ttbc|Latin: illitteratus m, illitterata f, illitteratum n
ttbc|Portuguese: Iletrado, analfabeto, ignorante.
ttbc|Spanish: analfabeto m, analfabeta f
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Noun
en-noun

  1. an illiterate person, one not able to read

Translations
trans-top|an illiterate person
Greek: t|el|αναλ�άβη�ο�|m|sc=Grek (analfávitos)
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Kurdish: KUchar|���خ���د���ار
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