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Meaning of "illiterate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILLITERATE

illiterate  [ɪˈlɪtərɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLITERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illiterate can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ILLITERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

illiterate

Literacy

Literacy is the ability to read and write. The inability to do so is called illiteracy or analphabetism. Visual literacy also includes the ability to understand visual forms of communication such as body language, pictures, maps, and video. Evolving definitions of literacy often include all the symbol systems relevant to a particular community. Literacy encompasses a complex set of abilities to understand and use the dominant symbol systems of a culture for personal and community development. In a technological society, the concept of literacy is expanding to include the media and electronic text, in addition to alphabetic and number systems. These abilities vary in different social and cultural contexts according to need, demand and education. The primary sense of literacy still represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from a critical interpretation of the written or printed text. The key to all literacy is reading development, a progression of skills that begins with the ability to understand spoken words and decode written words, and culminates in the deep understanding of text.

Definition of illiterate in the English dictionary

The first definition of illiterate in the dictionary is unable to read and write. Other definition of illiterate is violating accepted standards in reading and writing. Illiterate is also uneducated, ignorant, or uncultured.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLITERATE


aliterate
eɪˈlɪtərɪt
Carteret
ˈkɑːtərɪt
collectorate
kəˈlɛktərɪt
directorate
dɪˈrɛktərɪt
doctorate
ˈdɒktərɪt
electorate
ɪˈlɛktərɪt
inspectorate
ɪnˈspɛktərɪt
inveterate
ɪnˈvɛtərɪt
lectorate
ˈlɛktərɪt
literate
ˈlɪtərɪt
masterate
ˈmɑːstərɪt
nonliterate
ˌnɒnˈlɪtərɪt
pastorate
ˈpɑːstərɪt
preceptorate
prɪˈsɛptərɪt
preliterate
priːˈlɪtərɪt
presbyterate
prɛzˈbɪtərɪt
preterit
ˈprɛtərɪt
preterite
ˈprɛtərɪt
protectorate
prəˈtɛktərɪt
semiliterate
ˌsɛmɪˈlɪtərɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLITERATE

illiberalness
Illich
illicit
illicitly
illicitness
Illimani
illimitability
illimitable
illimitableness
illimitably
illinium
Illinoian
Illinois
Illinoisan
Illinoisian
illiquid
illite
illiteracy
illiterately
illiterateness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLITERATE

accelerate
accurate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
cooperate
degenerate
deliberate
desperate
enterate
enumerate
generate
liberate
moderate
operate
proliferate
refrigerate
regenerate
reiterate
temperate
tolerate

Synonyms and antonyms of illiterate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILLITERATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «illiterate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of illiterate

Translation of «illiterate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILLITERATE

Find out the translation of illiterate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of illiterate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illiterate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不识字的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

analfabeto
570 millions of speakers

English

illiterate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनपढ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أُمِّيٌّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неграмотный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

analfabeto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরক্ষর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

analphabète
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buta aksara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungebildet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

読み書きのできない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문맹의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buta huruf
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mù chữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படிப்பறிவில்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरक्षर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cahil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

analfabeta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepiśmienny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неписьменний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

analfabet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγράμματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeletterde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

analfabet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke lese- og skrivekyndig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illiterate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLITERATE»

The term «illiterate» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLITERATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «illiterate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «illiterate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illiterate

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10 QUOTES WITH «ILLITERATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illiterate.
1
Alfie Allen
I'm so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don't really look at it much.
2
Jeffrey Archer
Sixty per cent of people entering prison today are illiterate.
3
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
Sixty-six percent is the literacy rate in the Arab world. We have 58 million illiterate among adults in our part of the world.
4
Roger Bacon
All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us. This is the easiest of sciences, a fact which is obvious in that no one's brain rejects it; for laymen and people who are utterly illiterate know how to count and reckon.
5
Alison Bechdel
I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history.
6
Alan Brien
Violence is the repartee of the illiterate.
7
Jimmy Carter
If you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you.
8
Ann Coulter
If the press really thinks Obama is Lincoln, they ought to treat him like they treated Bush, 'cause that's how they treated Lincoln. His critics compared Lincoln to an ape; they called him an illiterate baboon.
9
Aleister Crowley
The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a Greek manuscript.
10
Casper Van Dien
No, I consider myself computer illiterate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLITERATE»

Discover the use of illiterate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illiterate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Illiterate America
The problem is not merely an embarrassment, it is a social and economic disaster. In Illiterate America, Jonathan Kozol, author of National Book Award-winning Death at an Early Age, addresses this national disgrace.
Jonathan Kozol, 2011
2
The illiterate listener
Henkjan Honing. The Illiterate Listener The Illiterate Listener On Music Cognition, Musicality and Methodology Henkjan The Illiterate Listener.
Henkjan Honing, 2014
3
Vernacular Translation in Dante's Italy: Illiterate Literature
While Dante is usually the starting point for histories of vernacular translation in Europe, this book demonstrates that The Divine Comedy places itself in opposition to a vast vernacular literature already in circulation among its readers.
Alison Cornish, 2010
4
Coping with an Illiterate Parent
Advice for young people whose parents can't read in helping to deal with what is really a whole-family problem and changing that situation for the better.
Nancy N. Rue, 1990
5
An Illustrated Alphabet for the Illiterate
Encompassing as it does, in twenty-six short epistles, all of the seven capital sins, "An Illustrated Alphabet for the Illiterate" is encyclopaedic in its reach and catholic in its taste.
Rudolf Kurz, Elizabeth Kurz, 2006
6
Illiterate Digest 1924
This work will keep you laughing from beginning to end with the down to earth, honest and laughable style Rogers is known for. After reading the "Two Letters and a Dedication" portion of this work, you will be hooked.
Will Rogers, 2003
7
Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Multidimensional ...
For some adults, the effectiveness of communication is hampered by illiteracy. For example, sometimes families use letter writing in order to more easily express their feelings, but this requires writing skills that the illiterate adult often does not ...
Jose Ashford, Craig LeCroy, 2009
8
Personal Computers for the Computer Illiterate
Discusses computers, systems, and software, and how to choose and use them
Barry Owen, 1990
9
An Illiterate Genius
The book is about my life. I am dyslexic and it tells the story about the struggles I faced. The beatings in and out of school, two broken marriages and a nervous breakdown. At times sad and upsetting, at others very funny and uplifting.
Patrick Burke, 2008
10
World's Women 2010, The
Table 3.1 Number of adult illiterate women and men by region, 1990 and 2007 ( in millions) Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2009a). Note: Adult illiterates refer to women and men aged 15 and over. the aim of eliminating gender ...
United Nations, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLITERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illiterate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nicolle Wallace Says She Isn't ''Kardashian Illiterate'
The View co-host playfully addressed the audience during today's show and insisted that she isn't "Kardashian illiterate." The horror! «E! Online, Jul 15»
2
Heartwarming picture of 100-year-old grandma who has finally …
Her eldest son, who has a Bachelor's Degree, said: "Mum knows how hard life can be when you are illiterate. "That's why she insisted that we ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
'You're Not Going to Give Up' - Debra Bruno - POLITICO Magazine
Nearly a third of D.C. residents tested as functionally illiterate. Even as late as 2011, years into a massive reform push, D.C. still boasted the ... «Politico, Jul 15»
4
See Cuba now – before the tourism revolution takes hold - Telegraph
Our official history has been presented in staged photographs, intended to reach out equally to the illiterate poor and to those who live beyond ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Mario Vargas Llosa's delicious melodrama of sex, love and revenge …
The son of an illiterate tenant farmer, he has built a thriving transportation company. On the first page of the book, he finds a letter demanding ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Shanghai Stock Turbulence Will Slow Ticker Trend - TheStreet
Of the 10 million accounts that were opened, two thirds of the people never finished junior high school, and 6% of them are considered illiterate, ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
7
Judge to rule whether jurors can hear cold-case sex assault victim's …
Masmela-Sarmiento is illiterate, Lisboa added, and won't be able to take notes. “I haven't figured out yet what kind of assistance to request,” the ... «Cliffviewpilot.com, Jul 15»
8
Tunisia's Illiterate Democracy | Foreign Policy
But like other children of illiterate parents, Harroum's children struggle to perform at the same level as their peers at school. Her 7-year-old ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
9
Illiterate woman memorises Quran
A Saudi woman in her 80s died after memorising all the verses in the Quran although she could not read or write, a newspaper reported on ... «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»
10
Harish Rawat speaks like an illiterate'
Despite knowing everything, CM sometimes speaks like an illiterate person. ... level person and talks like an illiterate which hurts," added Bhatt. «Times of India, Jul 15»

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