illettré

French

Etymology

From il- +‎ lettré.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.lɛ.tʁe/ ~ /i.le.tʁe/

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Adjective

illettré (feminine illettrée, masculine plural illettrés, feminine plural illettrées)

1. illiterate; analphabetic
2. (dated) uncultured; lacking literary culture

Antonyms

• lettré

Noun

illettré m (plural illettrés, feminine illettrée)

1. illiterate (someone who cannot read or write)

Further reading

• “illettré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012