illiterateness

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illiterateness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]