Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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illiterate | Yes | Yes | No | No |
analphabetic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
illiterate (noun) | analphabetic (noun) |
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a person unable to read | an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet |
illiterate (adjective) | analphabetic (adjective) |
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not able to read or write | not alphabetic |
lacking culture, especially in language and literature | relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic |
uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field | having little acquaintance with writing |