unliterateadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪt(ə)rət/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɪdərət/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and literate adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, literate adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + literate adj. Compare illiterate adj.

Unable to read or write, illiterate (now rare). Later, more generally: unacquainted with, or uninterested in, literature or writing; characterized by a lack of learning or education; unliterary. Also as n. (with the): illiterate or unliterary people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [adjective]

unletteredc1390

unliterate1548

illiterate1556

abecedary1589

letterless1605

illiterated1610

illitered1612

clerkless1653

analphabet1654

analphabetical1676

unalphabeted1799

non-reading1848

analphabetic1876

unalphabetic1883

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [adjective] > not studious

unliterate1548

unbookisha1616

unbooklearned1633

unscholastic1690

unreading1728

bookless1734

unliterary1788

unbooked1859

non-literate1891

book-shy1902

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [noun] > illiterate person > collectively

unlettered1449

illiterati1788

unliterate1893

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xi These monasticall persones, lerned and vnliterate.

1608 J. White Way to True Church 29 Locke vp an vnliterate man and a Bible together for a time in a studie; and he will come foorth as ignorant in matters of faith as he went in.

1615 T. Hastler Antidote against Plague Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v I am altogether timerous,..to shrowde your Honours name in the forhead of such vnliterate lines.

1688 W. Scot True Hist. Families p. v An unliterate Souldier.

?1770 Adventures of Actor xiii. 184 Say not then that because a man is unliterate, he is unfit for expounding the word.

1893 Burlington (Iowa) Gaz. 26 May All the literate and unliterate left with new ideas of the dramatic effect and intelligence afforded.

1950 M. Mead Male & Female xiii. 271 The Gesell norms used by the reading mother or the neighbourhood gossip of the unliterate.

1960 Guardian 13 June 5/2 The innumerate humanist and the unliterate scientist were equally inadequate.

1999 N. Wheale Writing & Soc. vi. 90 Reading aloud to friends and neighbours who might be unliterate was also common entertainment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unliterate
释义	unliterateadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪt(ə)rət/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɪdərət/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and literate adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, literate adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + literate adj. Compare illiterate adj. Unable to read or write, illiterate (now rare). Later, more generally: unacquainted with, or uninterested in, literature or writing; characterized by a lack of learning or education; unliterary. Also as n. (with the): illiterate or unliterary people as a class. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [adjective] unletteredc1390 unliterate1548 illiterate1556 abecedary1589 letterless1605 illiterated1610 illitered1612 clerkless1653 analphabet1654 analphabetical1676 unalphabeted1799 non-reading1848 analphabetic1876 unalphabetic1883 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [adjective] > not studious unliterate1548 unbookisha1616 unbooklearned1633 unscholastic1690 unreading1728 bookless1734 unliterary1788 unbooked1859 non-literate1891 book-shy1902 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > want of learning, illiteracy > [noun] > illiterate person > collectively unlettered1449 illiterati1788 unliterate1893 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xi These monasticall persones, lerned and vnliterate. 1608 J. White Way to True Church 29 Locke vp an vnliterate man and a Bible together for a time in a studie; and he will come foorth as ignorant in matters of faith as he went in. 1615 T. Hastler Antidote against Plague Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v I am altogether timerous,..to shrowde your Honours name in the forhead of such vnliterate lines. 1688 W. Scot True Hist. Families p. v An unliterate Souldier. ?1770 Adventures of Actor xiii. 184 Say not then that because a man is unliterate, he is unfit for expounding the word. 1893 Burlington (Iowa) Gaz. 26 May All the literate and unliterate left with new ideas of the dramatic effect and intelligence afforded. 1950 M. Mead Male & Female xiii. 271 The Gesell norms used by the reading mother or the neighbourhood gossip of the unliterate. 1960 Guardian 13 June 5/2 The innumerate humanist and the unliterate scientist were equally inadequate. 1999 N. Wheale Writing & Soc. vi. 90 Reading aloud to friends and neighbours who might be unliterate was also common entertainment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1548
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