analphabet
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabetIgnorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
Meaning
1 sensesIgnorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
Examples
2 sentencesTom is an analphabet.
ruТом неграмотный. — odexed
I am not an analphabet.
deIch bin kein Analphabet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Late Latin analphabetus (“unable to read and write; illiterate”), from Ancient GreekFrom Late Latin analphabetus (“unable to read and write; illiterate”), from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος (analphábētos, “illiterate”), from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”); analysable as an- + alphabet. The English word was probably influenced by cognate words in other languages such as French analphabète (adjective), German Analphabetus, Analphabet (nouns), analphabeten (adjective), Italian analfabeta (adjective, noun), analfabeto (adjective, noun), Portuguese analfabeto (adjective, noun), Spanish analfabeto (adjective, noun).
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Forms
more analphabet, most analphabet| Comparative | more analphabet Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most analphabet Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.