ILLITERATE


Meaning of ILLITERATE in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. unable to read.

2 uneducated.

--n. an illiterate person.

Derivatives:

illiteracy n. illiterately adv. illiterateness n.

Etymology: L illitteratus (as IN-(1), litteratus LITERATE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.