Definitions for illiterate

illiterate il·lit·er·ate

Spelling: [ih-lit-er-it]
IPA: /ɪˈlɪt ər ɪt/

Illiterate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 266 anagrams from letters in illiterate (aeeiillrtt).

Definitions for illiterate

noun

  1. an illiterate person.

adjective

  1. unable to read and write:
  2. having or demonstrating very little or no education.
  3. showing lack of culture, especially in language and literature.
  4. displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field:

Origin of illiterate

First recorded in 1550-60, illiterate is from the Latin word illiterātus unlettered. See il-2, literate

Examples for illiterate

The watchman of this secret chamber was an illiterate, deaf and dumb peasant.

See what Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, and company think about being unattractive, unathletic, illiterate voyeurs.

We find Oxford so illiterate, that she could not even provide an University preacher!

Keep in mind that in Nigeria, 51 percent of the 170 million people are illiterate.

He bridled up at the word "illiterate," and repudiated the vile insinuation.

In spite of his lack of University training he was no illiterate ignoramus.

Look at the comparative returns of the illiterate electorate.

An ICRW survey in Afghanistan in 2010 found that 71 percent of parents who married off their daughters were illiterate.

Her mother was illiterate, but she secured a tutor for both her sons and her daughters, and Juana could read by the age of 3.

The Nightman Cometh An illiterate janitor writes a musical to woo a woman who has a restraining order against him.

Word Value for illiterate
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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