unlettered

adjective

un·let·tered ˌən-ˈle-tərd How to pronounce unlettered (audio)

: lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books

: illiterate

: not marked with letters

Example Sentences

unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based

Recent Examples on the Web Busby Berkeley Wrongly taken as a mere ornamentalist—even worse, sometimes mistaken for a fascist—Busby Berkeley was an erotic sociobiologist, an unlettered philosopher in visual music.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 The characters include a temperamental goat, a sweet-natured monk, an unlettered orphan boy and an intelligent young girl whose destiny is to dethrone a king.

Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021 Their first point of concern is that unlettered and uninformed residents were herded into vehicles and enrolled as trial participants.

Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 12 Jan. 2021 The British Admiralty sent ships in search of pathways through the ice that would lead to this mythic sea, an objective scoffed at by unlettered whalers who spent their lives in waters along the edge of the sea ice and knew better.

David James, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2019 Her husband constantly referred to her dismissively as a simple, unlettered woman.

Ferdinand Mount, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018 The consequences of Kanye West’s unlettered view of America and its history are, if anything, more direct.

Ta-nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, 7 May 2018 In the tradition of both black and white southern folk preaching, ministers usually spoke extemporaneously to unlettered congregants, who expected the Spirit of God to impart messages of encouragement and hope.

The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018 His description of Stephen Miller, a White House policy adviser, as an unlettered lightweight is inaccurate and mean.

The Economist, 11 Jan. 2018 See More

unlettered

adjective

as in ignorant

lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based

Synonyms & Similar Words

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ignorant
illiterate
uneducated
unschooled
untutored
inexperienced
uninstructed
benighted
untaught
nonliterate
unlearned
dark
unread
simple
innocent
rude
semiliterate
naive
uncultured
analphabetic
artless
callow
innumerate
foolish
unknowledgeable
philistine
unsophisticated
unskilled
lowbrow
untrained
uncultivated
functionally illiterate
stupid
imbecile
green
witless
dumb
brainless
idiotic
moronic
imbecilic
naïve
silly
raw
senseless
idiotical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

literate
educated
lettered
intelligent
schooled
knowledgeable
brilliant
scholarly
trained
experienced
smart
erudite
expert
well-read
cultured
intellectual
learned
well-informed
aware
highbrow
cultivated
acquainted
sophisticated
familiar
polymath
polymathic
polyhistoric

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of unlettered are ignorant, illiterate, unlearned, and untutored. While all these words mean "not having knowledge," unlettered implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading.

an allusion meaningless to the unlettered

Although the words ignorant and unlettered have much in common, ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing.

an ignorant fool

ignorant of nuclear physics

While in some cases nearly identical to unlettered, illiterate applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write.

much of the population is still illiterate

The words unlearned and unlettered can be used in similar contexts, but unlearned suggests ignorance of advanced subjects.

poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses

The meanings of untutored and unlettered largely overlap; however, untutored may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization.

strange monuments built by an untutored people

单词	unlettered
释义	unlettered adjective un·let·tered ˌən-ˈle-tərd 1 a : lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books b : illiterate 2 : not marked with letters Synonyms analphabetic benighted dark ignorant illiterate nonliterate rude simple uneducated uninstructed unlearned unread unschooled untaught untutored See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based Recent Examples on the Web Busby Berkeley Wrongly taken as a mere ornamentalist—even worse, sometimes mistaken for a fascist—Busby Berkeley was an erotic sociobiologist, an unlettered philosopher in visual music. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 The characters include a temperamental goat, a sweet-natured monk, an unlettered orphan boy and an intelligent young girl whose destiny is to dethrone a king. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021 Their first point of concern is that unlettered and uninformed residents were herded into vehicles and enrolled as trial participants. Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 12 Jan. 2021 The British Admiralty sent ships in search of pathways through the ice that would lead to this mythic sea, an objective scoffed at by unlettered whalers who spent their lives in waters along the edge of the sea ice and knew better. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2019 Her husband constantly referred to her dismissively as a simple, unlettered woman. Ferdinand Mount, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018 The consequences of Kanye West’s unlettered view of America and its history are, if anything, more direct. Ta-nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, 7 May 2018 In the tradition of both black and white southern folk preaching, ministers usually spoke extemporaneously to unlettered congregants, who expected the Spirit of God to impart messages of encouragement and hope. The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018 His description of Stephen Miller, a White House policy adviser, as an unlettered lightweight is inaccurate and mean. The Economist, 11 Jan. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a unlettered adjective as in ignorant lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ignorant illiterate uneducated unschooled untutored inexperienced uninstructed benighted untaught nonliterate unlearned dark unread simple innocent rude semiliterate naive uncultured analphabetic artless callow innumerate foolish unknowledgeable philistine unsophisticated unskilled lowbrow untrained uncultivated functionally illiterate stupid imbecile green witless dumb brainless idiotic moronic imbecilic naïve silly raw senseless idiotical Antonyms & Near Antonyms literate educated lettered intelligent schooled knowledgeable brilliant scholarly trained experienced smart erudite expert well-read cultured intellectual learned well-informed aware highbrow cultivated acquainted sophisticated familiar polymath polymathic polyhistoric See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of unlettered are ignorant, illiterate, unlearned, and untutored. While all these words mean "not having knowledge," unlettered implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading. an allusion meaningless to the unlettered Although the words ignorant and unlettered have much in common, ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing. an ignorant fool ignorant of nuclear physics While in some cases nearly identical to unlettered, illiterate applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write. much of the population is still illiterate The words unlearned and unlettered can be used in similar contexts, but unlearned suggests ignorance of advanced subjects. poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses The meanings of untutored and unlettered largely overlap; however, untutored may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization. strange monuments built by an untutored people
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