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literate vs illiterate

illiterate vs literate

literate and illiterate both are nouns.

literate and illiterate both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
literate Yes Yes No No
illiterate Yes Yes No No
literate (noun) illiterate (noun)
a person who can read and write a person unable to read
literate (adjective) illiterate (adjective)
able to read and write not able to read or write
versed in literature; dealing with literature lacking culture, especially in language and literature
knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
Difference between literate and illiterate

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