an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
adjective
relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic
adjective
not alphabetic
“an analphabetic arrangement of letters”
adjective
having little acquaintance with writing
“special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society”
Word Forms
analphabetic
adjective
having little acquaintance with writing
analphabetic
noun
an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
analphabetism
noun
an inability to read
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
analphabetisch
ein Analphabet, der das Alphabet nicht kennt
🇫🇷French
analphabétique
une personne analphabète qui ne connaît pas l'alphabet
🇪🇸Spanish
analfabeto
una persona analfabeta que no sabe el alfabeto
🇮🇹Italian
analfabetico
una persona analfabeta che non conosce l'alfabeto
🇳🇱Dutch
analfabetisch
een analfabeet die het alfabet niet kent
🇵🇹Portuguese
analfabético
uma pessoa analfabeta que não conhece o alfabeto
🇷🇺Russian
аналфавитный
неграмотный человек, не знающий алфавита
India
🇮🇳Hindi
एनाल्फाबेटिक
एक अनपढ़ व्यक्ति जो अक्षर ज्ञान नहीं रखता
🇮🇳Tamil
அனல்பபெடிக்
எழுத்துக்கள் தெரியாத ஒரு படிப்பறிவற்ற நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
అనాల్ఫాబెటిక్
అక్షరం తెలియని నిరక్షరాస్యుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
ॲनाल्फाबेटिक
एक निरक्षर व्यक्ती ज्याला वर्णमाला माहित नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
આલ્ફાબેટીક
એક અભણ વ્યક્તિ જે મૂળાક્ષરો જાણતો નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನಾಲ್ಫಾಬೆಟಿಕ್
ಅಕ್ಷರ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲದ ಅನಕ್ಷರಸ್ಥ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനൽഫബെറ്റിക്
അക്ഷരം അറിയാത്ത നിരക്ഷരൻ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅੱਖਰ
ਇੱਕ ਅਨਪੜ੍ਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅੱਖਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
تجزیاتی
ایک ناخواندہ شخص جو حروف تہجی نہیں جانتا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不按字母顺序排列的
不识字的文盲
🇯🇵Japanese
アルファベットの
アルファベットを知らない文盲の人
🇰🇷Korean
알파벳순의
알파벳을 모르는 문맹자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chữ cái
một người mù chữ không biết bảng chữ cái
🇹🇭Thai
ตามตัวอักษร
คนไม่รู้หนังสือที่ไม่รู้ตัวอักษร
🇮🇩Indonesian
alfabetik
orang buta huruf yang tidak mengetahui abjad
🇲🇾Malay
analfabetik
seorang yang buta huruf yang tidak tahu abjad
Middle East
🇮🇷Persian
آنالفبایی
یک بی سواد که الفبا را نمی داند
🇹🇷Turkish
analfabetik
alfabeyi bilmeyen okuma yazma bilmeyen bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
אנלפביתי
אדם אנאלפביתי שאינו יודע את האלפבית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'analphabetic'?
The primary meaning of 'analphabetic' is 'an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'analphabetic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'analphabetic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'analphabetic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'analphabetic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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