Literate vs. Illiterate

Literate and Illiterate Definitions
Literate
Able to read and write.
Illiterate
Unable to read and write.
Literate
Knowledgeable or educated in a particular field or fields.
Illiterate
Having little or no formal education.
Literate
Familiar with literature; literary.
Illiterate
Marked by inferiority to an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature
An illiterate magazine.
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Literate
Well-written; polished
A literate essay.
Illiterate
Violating prescribed standards of speech or writing
A paragraph with several illiterate expressions.
Literate
A person who is literate.
Illiterate
Ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge
Musically illiterate. See Usage Note at literate.
Literate
(used with a pl. verb) People who are literate, considered as a group.
Illiterate
A person who is illiterate.
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Literate
Able to read and write; having literacy.
Illiterate
(used with a pl. verb) People who are illiterate, considered as a group.
Literate
Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
Illiterate
Unable to read and write.
Literate
Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).
Illiterate
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
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Literate
A person who is able to read and write.
Illiterate
Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
Literate
(historical) A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.
Illiterate
Ignorant in a specified way or about a specified subject.
Economically illiterate, emotionally illiterate
Literate
Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.
The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs.
Illiterate
An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.
Literate
One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders.
Illiterate
A person ignorant about a given subject.
The government is run by business illiterates.
Literate
A literary man.
Illiterate
Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.
Literate
A person who can read and write
Illiterate
A person unable to read
Literate
Able to read and write
Illiterate
Not able to read or write
Literate
Able to read and write
Illiterate
Ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge;
Ignorant of quantum mechanics
Musically illiterate