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Meaning of Illiterate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ɪˈlɪtəɹət

Definitions

An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.
A person ignorant about a given subject. (The relevant subject is usually named as a noun adjunct.)

Equivalents

العربية أمي

Azərbaycanca savadsız

Bosanski analfabet

Català analfabet

Čeština negramotný nevzdělaný

Dansk analfabet analfabetisk

Deutsch Analphabet Analphabetin analphabetisch ungebildet ungelehrt

Ελληνικά αγράμματος αναλφάβητος

Esperanto analfabeta analfabeto

Español ágrafo analfabeta analfabeto iletrada iletrado

فارسی بی‌سواد

Suomi luku- ja kirjoitustaidoton lukutaidoton sivistymätön

Français analphabète illettré illettrée

Gaeilge ainléannta neamhliteartha

ગુજરાતી અભણ

עברית אינו יודע צורת א׳ אַנְאַלְפָבֵּית

हिन्दी अनपढ़ अशिक्षित

Hrvatski analfabet

Magyar analfabéta írástudatlan műveletlen tanulatlan

Հայերեն անգրագետ

Bahasa Indonesia buta huruf niraksara tunaaksara

Italiano analfabeta illetterato

日本語文盲文盲の無学の読み書きができない非識字非識字者

ქართული წერა-კითხვის უცოდინარი

한국어 글을 모르다 문맹 문맹의

Kurdî analfabêt

Македонски неписмен

മലയാളം നിരക്ഷരൻ

Bahasa Melayu buta huruf tunaaksara

Nederlands analfabeet ongeletterd ongeletterde

Polski analfabeta analfabetka niegramotny niepiśmienny

Português analfabeta analfabeto iletrado

Română analfabet analfabetă

Русский безграмотный невежественный негра́мотный необразо́ванный

Српски analfabet

Svenska analfabet analfabetisk obildad

Tagalog maang

Українська негра́мотний неосві́чений неписьме́нний

Tiếng Việt dốt nát mù chữ thất học

Examples

“We might also provide education plus reading and writing services to adult illiterates.”

“Their government is run by business illiterates.”

“Sometimes a mathematical illiterate is called an innumerate.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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