Word: illiterate
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: il
lit
er
ate
Definition: Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
Morphemes:
Affix: illiterate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: un-
Affix: littera
Language: la
Decoded: littera
PoS: Noun
Meaning: letters, knowledge of literature, learning, scholarship
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms adjectives having the sense "provided with".