unlettered

• Décrit une personne qui n'a pas reçu une bonne éducation ou qui ne sait pas lire ; illettré ou inculte.

Describes a person who is not well educated or unable to read; illiterate or uneducated.

1. Lacking literacyC2formal

   Having little or no ability to read or write; illiterate.

   analphabète

   • In some remote areas, many older people remain unlettered.
   • The program aims to help unlettered adults learn basic reading skills.
   • He was unlettered but possessed great practical wisdom.

   Synonymesfunctionally illiterateignorantilliterateuneducatedunschooleduntaught

   Antonymeseducatedlearnedliterate

2. Uneducated or unsophisticatedC2formal

   Lacking formal education, knowledge, or cultural refinement.

   illettré (au sens large)

   • Despite being unlettered in academic matters, she was a brilliant storyteller.
   • The unlettered villagers had a deep understanding of nature.
   • He felt unlettered compared to his well-read colleagues.

   Synonymesbenightedignorantilliterateuneducatedunlearnedunschooleduntaughtuntutored

   Antonymesculturededucatedknowledgeablelearnedletteredliteraterefinedsophisticated