1 : having little or no education especially : unable to read or write an illiterate population. 2 : showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular field of knowledge musically illiterate. 3a : violating approved patterns of speaking or writing.

Who is a illiterate person?

The definition of illiterate is someone who is unable to read or write, or who is ignorant about a certain subject. An example of illiterate is a description for a person who has never learned to read.

What is the origin of illiterate?

illiterate (adj.)

early 15c., "uneducated, unable to read and write" (originally meaning Latin), from Latin illiteratus "unlearned, unlettered, ignorant; without culture, inelegant," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + literatus "educated," literally "furnished with letters" (see literate).