'Illiterateness' definitions:
Definition of 'Illiterateness'
From: GCIDE
- Illiterate \Il*lit"er*ate\, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not + literatus learned. See In- not, and Literal.] Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.
- Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary. See Ignorant. -- {Il*lit"er*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Il*lit"er*ate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]