illiterateness
ər adjective
1.
unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
2.
having or demonstrating very little or no education.
4.
displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field: He is musically illiterate.
noun
5.
an illiterate person.
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Related forms
il·lit·er·ate·ly, adverb
il·lit·er·ate·ness, noun
sem·i-il·lit·er·ate, adjective
sem·i-il·lit·er·ate·ly, adverb
sem·i-il·lit·er·ate·ness, noun
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illiterate (ɪˈlɪtərɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unable to read and write |
| 2. | violating accepted standards in reading and writing: an illiterate scrawl |
| 3. | uneducated, ignorant, or uncultured: scientifically illiterate |
| —n | |
| 4. | an illiterate person |
| il'literacy | |
| —n | |
| il'literateness | |
| —n | |
| il'literately | |
| —adv | |
| illiterate (ɪˈlɪtərɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unable to read and write |
| 2. | violating accepted standards in reading and writing: an illiterate scrawl |
| 3. | uneducated, ignorant, or uncultured: scientifically illiterate |
| —n | |
| 4. | an illiterate person |
| il'literacy | |
| —n | |
| il'literateness | |
| —n | |
| il'literately | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
illiterate
1556, from L. illiteratus "unlearned, ignorant," from in- "not" + literatus, lit. "furnished with letters."
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