literate

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. A person who is able to read and write.
2. (historical) A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders.

Opposite of

illiterate

Synonyms

learned

educated

lettered

literate person

learned person

erudite

competent

grammatical

scholastic

sophisticated

student

🧑‍🎓

taught

well-educated

educated person

well-written

who can read and write

Schoolman

bookman

medieval Schoolman

expert

instructed

knowledgeable

literary

savant

scholar

scholarly

Translations

letrado

lettré

gebildet

letrado

alfabetizado

εγγράμματος

alfabet

alfabetizado

instruido

instruit

belezen

letterato

alfabeto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪtəɹət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: litterate

In summary

Inherited from Middle English litterate, borrowed from Latin lītterātus, līterātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of literato and literatus.