Meaning & Definition of Illiterate in English
English⟶
Illiterate
/ɪlɪtərət/
noun
1. A person unable to read
synonym:
- illiterate,
- illiterate person,
- nonreader
adjective
1. Not able to read or write
synonym:
- illiterate
2. Uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning
- Lacking knowledge of a specific field
- "She is ignorant of quantum mechanics"
- "He is musically illiterate"
synonym:
- ignorant,
- illiterate
3. Lacking culture, especially in language and literature
synonym:
- illiterate
Examples of using
The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.