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The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception.
Franz Grillparzer

Meaning of "uneducated" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNEDUCATED

uneducated  [ʌnˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNEDUCATED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uneducated is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNEDUCATED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uneducated in the English dictionary

The definition of uneducated in the dictionary is not having been educated to a good standard.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNEDUCATED


certificated
səˈtɪfɪˌkeɪtɪd
complicated
ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd
contraindicated
ˌkɒntrəˈɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd
dedicated
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd
desiccated
ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtɪd
dislocated
ˈdɪsləˌkeɪtɪd
domesticated
dəˈmestɪˌkeɪtɪd
educated
ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd
fornicated
ˈfɔːnɪˌkeɪtɪd
imbricated
ˈɪmbrɪˌkeɪtɪd
rusticated
ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪtɪd
sophisticated
səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd
syndicated
ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd
triplicated
ˈtrɪplɪˌkeɪtɪd
unallocated
ʌnˈæləˌkeɪtɪd
uncomplicated
ʌnˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd
undedicated
ʌnˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd
unduplicated
ʌnˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪtɪd
unmedicated
ʌnˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd
unsophisticated
ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNEDUCATED

uneath
uneccentric
uneclipsed
unecological
uneconomic
uneconomical
unedge
unedifying
unedited
uneducable
UNEF
uneffaced
uneffected
unelaborate
unelated
unelectable
unelected
unelectrified
unembarrassed
unembellished

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNEDUCATED

aduncated
elasticated
estimated
fabricated
half-educated
infuscated
intoxicated
located
lubricated
medicated
plicated
prefabricated
self-educated
trifurcated
truncated
unauthenticated
uncertificated
undereducated
undomesticated
unlocated
well-educated

Synonyms and antonyms of uneducated in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNEDUCATED»

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

Translation of «uneducated» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNEDUCATED

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

Translator English - Chinese

没有受过教育
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin educación
570 millions of speakers

English

uneducated
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अशिक्षित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير متعلمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

необразованный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inculto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশিক্ষিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans instruction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berpendidikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungebildet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無学の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교육을받지 못한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora duwe pendidikan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có học thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்வியறிவில்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशिक्षित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cahil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ignorante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewykształcony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неосвічений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

needucat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγράμματοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeletterde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

outbildade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uneducated
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uneducated

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEDUCATED»

The term «uneducated» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEDUCATED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «uneducated» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «uneducated» 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 uneducated

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNEDUCATED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uneducated.
1
Sade Adu
I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.
2
Naveen Andrews
Just because I never went to university doesn't mean you can't read, although I do feel a bit uneducated from time to time.
3
Marion Zimmer Bradley
We were discussing civilization and the fact that young men among the Greeks at that time were idiots and uneducated, so the men had emotional and friendly relationships with members of their own sex.
4
Chanakya
The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.
5
Jane Chen
I know that a mother, no matter how impoverished or uneducated, will do anything to save her babies.
6
Richard M. Daley
I believe the way I describe the problems in Chicago is that it's a metropolitan area. I've said that everywhere. The uneducated child is not just my problem, it's the state's problem. It's also the federal government's problem.
7
Rupert Graves
I never went to acting school. I started in the circus, music hall, I was in a group, did kids' bits. I've always had this kind of insecurity being uneducated.
8
Franz Grillparzer
The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception.
9
Charles Kuralt
Since my retirement, I've spent a lot of time trying to help the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina. A society like this just can't afford an uneducated underclass of citizens.
10
George Mikes
In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNEDUCATED»

Discover the use of uneducated in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uneducated and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uneducated Guesses: Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided ...
In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today--and the policies that have resulted--are wrong.
Howard Wainer, 2011
2
An Uneducated View of Sex, Food and Politics
A very strange collection of thoughts and memories by a middle aged Australian man looking for the meaning of life.
Derek Haines, 2009
3
The contrast between atheism, paganism and Christianity ...
Any profits, arising from the sale of this book, shall be devoted to the service of the Deaf and Dumb. capitals; and in such ignorance then was I, as to the wretched state of the Deaf-mute, when uneducated, and the importance and interesting ...
Charles Edward H. Orpen, 1827
4
Uneducated Psalms
If you ever felt like a coward or less than what you are, maybe less than a human being at one point, then there might be something here for you, I mean life plagues, guilt does to even guilt for the little things.
Buffalo, 2012
5
Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco
This variety is marked by a Moroccan accent, the pronunciation of French lRl and the frequent use of "le" instead of "lui" in indirect transitive constructions (iii) Uneducated French is a kind of sub-standard French, spoken by uneducated ...
Moha Ennaji, 2005
6
Observations of Uneducated Mind
That's how Broadway actor turned satiric author Alexander Tressor is being described, thanks to his new book, Observations of Uneducated Mind.
Alexander Tressor, 2006
7
Newtonianism for the Ladies and Other Uneducated Souls: The ...
In the course of the eighteenth century, lay people came to see science as an authority beyond criticism.
Moira R. Rogers, 2003
8
The Health of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Uneducated. women. Face. Extreme. Reproductive. Health. Risks. The definitions of reproductive health outlined at various United Nations conferences in the 1990s extend beyond maternal health to encompass complete sexual and ...
Ruth Levine, Miriam Schneidman, Amanda Glassman, 2001
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World Population Monitoring, 2003: Population, Education and ...
Educated mothers are much more likely than uneducated ones to receive good quality care during pregnancy and at delivery. This tendency is clearly demonstrated in developing countries for which data exist. Table 46 shows, for selected ...
‎2005
10
My Simple, Uneducated Mind: A Poetry Book
Poetry can be thought-provoking without being complex. My Simple, Uneducated Mind is a collection of traditional poems written by Amber Armentrout-Kerns. This collection is a variety of poems from her early years as well as new writings.
Amber Armentrout-Kerns, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNEDUCATED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uneducated is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michigan's healthiest county isn't so for poor, uneducated residents
And those who are poor and uneducated are likely to be unhealthier, psychologically distressed, inactive and without dental care. email print. Comment. By Amy. «HollandSentinel.com, May 15»
2
OECD finds rich women, uneducated men are biggest drinkers
The heaviest drinkers in developed countries are poorer, less educated men and wealthier, better educated women, according to a report by the Organisation for ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
3
Only “uneducated minds” will vote NDC in 2016 - Napo
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia in the Ashanti region Mathew Opoku Prempeh has stated that “only uneducated minds” will vote for the ruling National ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Apr 15»
4
Mugabe says Kalangas are uneducated petty criminals
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has provoked fury after he said Kalanga people were “uneducated” and were notorious for committing “petty crime” in South Africa. «New Zimbabwe.com, Apr 15»
5
WESLEY PRUDEN: The uneducated electorate
Zoe Buck, a 14-month-old child, checks out an empty voting booth as at her mother, Julie Buck, votes at left, Tuesday Nov. 4, 2014, at the Alaska Zoo polling ... «Washington Times, Apr 15»
6
Uncle Sam Is Uneducated About Loan Risks
Under the Barack Obama administration, the government has pretty much taken over the student loan business. Loans that might once have been made by ... «Bloomberg View, Apr 15»
7
China's uneducated traders drive recent stock rally
China's raging bull market is increasingly being driven by people who didn't graduate beyond junior high school. Chinese stocks followed a familiar script on ... «Fortune, Apr 15»
8
Syrian refugees: 'A whole generation is growing up displaced and …
The truth, no matter how you view it, is that a whole generation of children is growing up displaced and uneducated. This will have real, long-term impacts, not ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
9
Restaurant calorie labels less likely to influence poor, uneducated
(Reuters Health) - People with higher income and education levels are more likely to make food choices based on calorie information in restaurant menus, ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
10
The Uneducated Nose
Several years ago, the sensory psychologist Avery Gilbert wrote a blog post on the subject of body odor in the erotic romance novel “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»

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