literate

Meanings

Plural: literates

Noun

• a person who can read and write
• A person who is able to read and write.
• A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.

Adjective

• able to read and write
• versed in literature; dealing with literature

Adjective Satellite

• knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields
  • "computer literate"

Adj

• Able to read and write; having literacy.
• Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
• Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).

Synonyms

literate person

Antonyms

illiterate

Related Words

illiterate, letter, literacy, literal, literary, literature

Anagrams of literate