Synonyms for illiterates
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-lit-er-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪt ər ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for illiterates Other synonyms for the word illiterates
- dimwit
- dolt
- dope
- dumb ox
- dunce
- dunderhead
- easy mark
- fair game
- fathead
- goose
- halfwit
- idiot
- ignoramus
- illiterate
- imbecile
- innocent
- jackass
- jerk
- lamebrain
- lightweight
- loon
- mooncalf
- moron
- nerd
- nincompoop
- ninny
- nitwit
- numskull
- oaf
- sap
- schlemiel
- silly
- simple
- simpleton
- softhead
- stooge
- sucker
- tomfool
- turkey
- twerp
- twit
- victim
Définition of illiterates
Origin :- early 15c., "uneducated, unable to read (originally of Latin)," from Latin illiteratus "unlearned, unlettered, ignorant; without culture, inelegant," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + literatus, literally "furnished with letters" (see literate). As a noun meaning "illiterate person" from 1620s. Hence, illiterati (1788).
- As in mooncalf : noun fool
- As in ninny : noun fool
- As in schmo : noun fool
- As in schmuck : noun fool
- As in softhead : noun fool
- As in tomfool : noun fool
- As in turkey : noun fool
- As in fool : noun stupid or ridiculous person
- And don't forget that the illiterates have the power in their hands.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- The other caste—the Illiterates—were dependents of the Intellectuals.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- But Italy is not the country of illiterates that the stranger presupposes.
- Extract from : « Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car » by Francis Miltoun
- Certainly not of the great mass of working women and illiterates!
- Extract from : « Pedagogical Anthropology » by Maria Montessori
- Have not women, the illiterates of love, all the intuitions of ignorance?
- Extract from : « Very Woman » by Remy de Gourmont
- The number of illiterates in Russia varies from 70 to 80 per cent.
- Extract from : « The Modern Woman's Rights Movement » by Kaethe Schirmacher
- In 1880 the percentage of illiterates among the race was approximately 70.
- Extract from : « Your Negro Neighbor » by Benjamin Brawley
- Only those above the age of fourteen are counted as illiterates.
- Extract from : « Aliens or Americans? » by Howard B. Grose
- Then, in his opinion, there is something to be said for the illiterates who remain here.
- Extract from : « Aliens or Americans? » by Howard B. Grose
- How wily were these illiterates in the pursuit of game—how ready in an emergency!
- Extract from : « In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays » by Augustine Birrell
Antonyms for illiterates
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