adj
unlettered
Unlettered (adj) means having had little or no schooling, and unable to read.
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Having had little or no schooling, and unable to read.
"They were short days, for into them were crowded many hours of insidious instruction of the unlettered child by the lonely woman."
— , Edgar Rice Burroughs (1915)
"Thus, the oldest Price girl, Fanny, is plucked from her pack of siblings and, at 10 years old, largely unlettered, hypersensitive and extremely timid, the girl is thrust into the life of Mansfield Park, a great estate in the country."
— Lauren Groff, Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood (2025)
"But this Chapman girl will come to us wholly unlettered."
— Christopher Morley (1919)
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Not shown or written using letters of the alphabet.
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What is the meaning of unlettered?
"unlettered" (adj) means having had little or no schooling, and unable to read.
What is another word for unlettered?
Other words for "unlettered" include analphabetic, ignorant, nescient, unlearned.
What is the opposite of unlettered?
The opposite of "unlettered" is learned.
What are the different meanings of unlettered?
"unlettered" has 2 main meanings: 1. Having had little or no schooling, and unable to read; 2. Not shown or written using letters of the alphabet.
