il·lit·er·ate
 illiterate
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- pronunciation:
- ih
lI
t
riht
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not able to read or write.
Because he is illiterate, his daughter reads his mail to him.- antonyms:
- literate
- similar words:
- ignorant
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| related words: |
ignorant |
| derivations: |
illiterately (adv.), illiterateness (n.) |
The word illiterate
contains the following parts:
il-2
Latin
prefix
that means
not, without
More about this word part:
The prefix
il-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of
in-2 used before roots beginning with "l," such as "leg." See
in-2
Example words:
lit, litera
Latin
root
that means
letter, reading
Example words:
-ate2
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means
full of; in a state of
Example words: