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illiterate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | illiterate person, nonreader |
| Type of | uneducated person, ignoramus, know nothing |
| Has types | functional illiterate, analphabet, analphabetic |
illiterate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of illiterate
illiterate
He is illiterate and had intended to use the money for his daughter's education.
From the smh.com.au
Why would being obviously illiterate prevent me from forming an opinion on beer?
From the guardian.co.uk
I'm worried that our kids are going to come out of school completely illiterate.
From the kentucky.com
His experience of turmoil and prejudice was magnified because he was illiterate.
From the newsobserver.com
Many villages lack roads or electricity and 70% of the population is illiterate.
From the usatoday.com
Few know how to use a toothbrush or drive, and nearly 90 percent are illiterate.
From the newsweek.com
He went from being illiterate to helping rehab the historic Belle Isle Aquarium.
From the freep.com
The payments involved are small and 70% of the target population are illiterate.
From the economist.com
You can't grow a rudimentary middle class on a bunch of illiterate tribal backs.
From the economist.com
- A person unable to read
- Ignorant: 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"
- Lacking culture, especially in language and literature
- (illiteracy) ignorance resulting from not reading
- (illiteracy) an inability to read
- Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read and write. It is a concept claimed and defined by a range of different theoretical fields. ...
- An illiterate person, one not able to read; Unable to read and write; Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education; Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing
- (Illiterates) In law, an illiterate refers to an individual who cannot read or speak English. Illiterate individuals are bound to an agreement if they understand its nature. However, if it is fraudulently interpreted by another party, then the contract is void. See foreigner.
- (Illiteracy) Disease caught from books
