Sekirov Dictionary

illiterate

/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/

adjective 4
noun 2
forms 3

adjective4

•
Unable to read and write.
- About half of the population in Ethiopia is illiterate.
•
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
- He's illiterate […] Seriously, how did he get into RI? — 2021
Ignorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.
Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.

noun2

•
An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.
- We might also provide education plus reading and writing services to adult illiterates. — 1993
•
A person ignorant about a given subject. (The relevant subject is usually named as a noun adjunct.)
- Their government is run by business illiterates.
- Sometimes a mathematical illiterate is called an innumerate.

forms

illiterates · more illiterate · most illiterate

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