文盲 — meaning in English

English meaning

• illiteracy noun The inability to read and write.
• illiterate adjective Unable to read or write.

Senses

文盲 is used for these senses in English:

• illiteracy (uncountable) The inability to read and write.
• illiterate An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.

illiteracy — full definition

1. noun The inability to read and write.
2. noun The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
3. noun A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
4. noun Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

illiterate — full definition

1. adjective Unable to read or write.
2. adjective Lacking basic knowledge in a particular field.