illiterate
adjectiveHow many syllables in illiterate?
There are 4 syllables in the word illiterate.How to pronounce illiterate:
Definition of illiterate:
- illiterate (adjective):
- unable to read or write
- unable to read and write
- having little or no education
- uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field.
Synonyms for illiterate:
substandard
uneducated
ungrammatical
Antonyms for illiterate:
academic
apt
astute
bookish
brainy
bright
brilliant
cerebral
clever
cognizant
competent
cultivated
cultured
discerning
discriminating
educated
enlightened
erudite
experienced
fast
highbrow
hyperintelligent
informed
ingenious
insightful
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- festivities
- prepubescent
- irresolute
- disquieting
- nonconformist
- restoration
- impassable
- versifier
- chedorlaomer
- funereal
- postpositive
- decimeter
- corrugation
- tumefaction
- recalcitrant
- pronunciation
- malheureusement
- chronology
- enlightenment
- delivery
- inexperienced
- livelihood
- anomalous
- ridiculous
- progressively
- obedient
- enthusiastic
- hedonism
- popularize
- ungratefully
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Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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