Unlettered — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having little acquaintance with writing

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnlˈɛɾɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnlˈɛtəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnlˈɛtəd/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnlˈɛɾɚd/.

Examples

special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society
an ignorant man
nescient of contemporary literature

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ignorant nescient analphabetic unlearned

Parts of Speech

adjective	having little acquaintance with writing “special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society”
adjective	uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication “an ignorant man”

Word Forms

analphabetic	noun	an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
analphabetism	noun	an inability to read
ignorantness	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorance	noun	the lack of knowledge or education
nescience	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbeschriftet

wenig Erfahrung mit dem Schreiben

🇫🇷French

illettré

ayant peu de connaissances en écriture

🇪🇸Spanish

analfabeto

tener poco conocimiento de la escritura

🇮🇹Italian

illetterato

avere poca dimestichezza con la scrittura

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeletterd

weinig kennis met schrijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

analfabeto

tendo pouco conhecimento com a escrita

🇷🇺Russian

неграмотный

мало знаком с письмом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपढ़

लेखन से बहुत कम परिचित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অশিক্ষিত

লেখার সাথে সামান্য পরিচিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

எழுதப்படாத

எழுத்தில் கொஞ்சம் அறிமுகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అక్షరజ్ఞానం లేని

రచనతో తక్కువ పరిచయం ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अशिक्षित

लेखनाशी फारसा परिचय नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભણ

લેખન સાથે ઓછી ઓળખાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಕ್ಷರವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಬರವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಪರಿಚಯವಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്ഷരജ്ഞാനമില്ലാത്ത

എഴുത്തുമായി ചെറിയ പരിചയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਪੜ੍ਹ

ਲਿਖਣ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਣ-ਪਛਾਣ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ان پڑھ

تحریر سے کم واقفیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胸无点墨

对写作知之甚少

🇯🇵Japanese

無文字

書くことにほとんど慣れていない

🇰🇷Korean

배우지 않은

글쓰기에 대해 거의 알지 못함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có chữ viết

có chút quen với việc viết lách

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีตัวอักษร

ไม่ค่อยคุ้นเคยกับการเขียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak berhuruf

kurang mengenal menulis

🇵🇭Filipino

walang sulat

pagkakaroon ng kaunting kakilala sa pagsusulat

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berhuruf

kurang berkenalan dengan penulisan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جاهل

قلة المعرفة بالكتابة

🇮🇷Persian

بی سواد

آشنایی کمی با نوشتن

🇹🇷Turkish

okuma yazma bilmeyen

yazma konusunda çok az bilgi sahibi olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּר

בעל היכרות מועטה עם כתיבה

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