DEFINITIONS

literate

[ lit-er-it ]
/ ˈlɪt ər ɪt /

adjective

noun

a person who can read and write.
a learned person.

Content related to literate

What Happens When Memes Go WrongLOLcats. Good Guy Greg. Forever Alone Rage Face. Scumbag Steve. If you recognize that these are internet memes, you’re not oblivious to the raging cultural phenomenon that has swept internet screens in the last several years.  So, what does meme mean? For the uninitiated, an internet meme is any concept expressed through digital media that goes viral—a photo, video, GIF, song, doodle, fictional character, symbol. The …
READ MORE

Words nearby literate

literalize, literally, literary, literary agent, literary executor, literate, literati, literatim, literation, literator, literature

Origin of literate

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin līterātus, litterātus learned, scholarly. See letter1, -ate1

SYNONYMS FOR literate

3, 5 well-informed, knowledgeable.

OTHER WORDS FROM literate

lit·er·ate·ly, adverban·ti·lit·er·ate, adjective, nounan·ti·lit·er·ate·ly, adverbun·lit·er·ate, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for literately

literate
/ (ˈlɪtərɪt) /

adjective

able to read and write
educated; learned
used to words rather than numbers as a means of expressionCompare numerate

noun

a literate person

Derived forms of literate

literately, adverb

Word Origin for literate

C15: from Latin litterātus learned. See letter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012