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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 13846 COCA: 12243

illiterate
1 illiterate /ɪˈlɪtərət/ adjective
1 illiterate
/ɪˈlɪtərət/
adjective
Learner's definition of ILLITERATE
[more illiterate; most illiterate]
1 
: not knowing how to read or write不会读写的；不识字的；文盲的
— opposite literate
2 
: having or showing a lack of knowledge about a particular subject（对某个学科）无知的，不了解的
— opposite literate
3 
: not grammatically correct有语法错误的
2 illiterate noun
plural illiterates
2 illiterate
noun
plural illiterates
Learner's definition of ILLITERATE
[count]
: a person who is illiterate文盲
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 13846 COCA: 12243

illiterate

adjective

il·​lit·​er·​ate (ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-t(ə-)rət How to pronounce illiterate (audio)
1
: having little or no education
especially : unable to read or write
an illiterate population
2
: showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular field of knowledge
musically illiterate
3
a
: violating approved patterns of speaking or writing
b
: showing or marked by a lack of familiarity with language and literature
an illiterate magazine
illiterate noun
illiterately adverb
illiterateness noun

Did you know?

Illiterate, Aliterate, and Innumerate

Illiterate may be used in both specific and general senses. When used specifically, it refers to the inability to read or write. In a more general sense, illiterate may signify a lack of familiarity with some body of knowledge (as in being "musically illiterate") or indicate a lack of competence in or familiarity with literature.

Illiteracy may be contrasted with aliteracy, which is “the quality or state of being able to read but uninterested in doing so.” And in case you were wondering, a person who is unable to understand or perform basic mathematics, as opposed to reading, is innumerate.

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for illiterate

ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, untutored, unlearned mean not having knowledge.

ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing.

an ignorant fool
ignorant of nuclear physics

illiterate applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write.

much of the population is still illiterate

unlettered implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading.

an allusion meaningless to the unlettered

untutored may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization.

strange monuments built by an untutored people

unlearned suggests ignorance of advanced subjects.

poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses

Example Sentences

Constantine is listed in the 1870 census as illiterate; 10 years later, he had learned to read and write. And when, in 1906, the local "colored school" was slated for destruction, Constantine arranged to save it by having it moved to this property. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Wall Street Journal, 1 Feb. 2006 Martin is not illiterate but I think close to it. I never saw him read a newspaper, for instance. Hayden Carruth, Reluctantly, 1998 In a time when nearly everyone was illiterate, before newspapers, radio, and television, how could the religious and iconographic detail of these apparitions have been so similar? Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, 1996 She didn't want anyone to know that she was illiterate. She is politically illiterate and has never voted in an election. He's illiterate when it comes to computers. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Conversely, only 36% of men receive no education, and 46.7% of men are illiterate. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 July 2022 Jude, who like all Lapvonians is illiterate, beats Marek and throw shovels at him and knocks out his teeth. New York Times, 13 June 2022 The day of the nikah, my sister and I are frantic helping to fix everything that has been done wrong by the tradesmen and laborers who have set it all up with the crooked eye and cheerful laziness of the illiterate. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 The era resists surety: During that time in Europe—and these references are almost always made to Europe—the majority of people, including virtually all peasants, were illiterate. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 6 May 2022 There’s also the fact that, in Cleveland, sixty-six per cent of residents are functionally illiterate, according to a Case Western Reserve University study; in certain neighborhoods, the rate is above ninety per cent. Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2022 Given that Akbar was illiterate (due in part to dyslexia), Abu’l-Fazl must surely have written his history to be read aloud, which makes the music of the language all the more important. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 From the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, millions of Spaniards emigrated to the Americas, among them 350,000 Asturians alone, a large number of whom were illiterate. John Oseid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 The baseball player was, according to ESPN, illiterate and avoided signing documents, with his wife mostly forging his signature. Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin illiteratus, from in- + litteratus literate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of illiterate was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing illiterate
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 13846 COCA: 12243
illiterate

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be文盲ADVERB➤completely, totally目不識丁▸➤almost, largely, virtually幾乎不識字；基本不識字；實際上是文盲➤mostly多數是文盲◇These soldiers are mostly illiterate.這些士兵大多數是文盲。➤functionally半文盲◇People judged to be functionally illiterate lack the basic reading and writing skills required in everyday life.被認定為半文盲的人缺乏日常生活所需的基本讀寫技能。➤economically, scientifically不懂經濟；不懂政治◇Is it surprising that young people who are politically illiterate do not bother to vote?對政治一竅不通的年輕人不屑於參加選舉，這有什麼奇怪？

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