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uneducated person vs illiterate

illiterate vs uneducated person

uneducated person and illiterate both are nouns.

uneducated person is not an adjective while illiterate is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
uneducated person Yes No No No
illiterate Yes Yes No No
As nouns, illiterate is a hyponym of uneducated person; that is, illiterate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than uneducated person:
  • uneducated person: an ignorant person
  • illiterate: a person unable to read
Other hyponyms of uneducated person include aliterate, aliterate person, illiterate person, nonreader.
uneducated person (noun) illiterate (noun)
an ignorant person a person unable to read
uneducated person (adjective) illiterate (adjective)
not able to read or write
lacking culture, especially in language and literature
uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
Difference between uneducated person and illiterate

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