Literate vs. Illiterate

Literateadjective

Able to read and write; having literacy.

Literateadjective

Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.

Literateadjective

Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).

Literatenoun

A person who is able to read and write.

Literatenoun

(historical) A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.

Literateadjective

Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.

Literatenoun

One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders.

Literatenoun

A literary man.

Literatenoun

a person who can read and write

Literateadjective

able to read and write

Literateadjective

able to read and write

Literateadjective

able to read and write

Literateadjective

having education or knowledge, typically in a specified area

Literatenoun

a literate person.

Illiterateadjective

Unable to read and write.

Illiterateadjective

Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.

Illiterateadjective

Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.

Illiteratenoun

an illiterate person, one not able to read and write.

Illiterateadjective

Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.

Illiteratenoun

a person unable to read

Illiterateadjective

not able to read or write

Illiterateadjective

ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge;