Definition of ANALPHABET

analphabet

Meanings

Plural: analphabets

Noun

  • an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
  • A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.

Adj

  • Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.

Origin / Etymology

From 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).
The adjective was derived from the noun.

Scrabble Score: 17

analphabet is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
analphabet is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
analphabet is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

analphabet is a valid Words With Friends word