literate

[ lit-er-it ]
/ ˈlɪt ər ɪt /

adjective

noun

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

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, adverb an·ti·lit·er·ate, adjective, noun an·ti·lit·er·ate·ly, adverb un·lit·er·ate, adjective

Words nearby literate

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

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 expression Compare numerate

noun

a literate person

Derived forms of literate

literately, adverb

Word Origin for literate

C15: from Latin litterātus learned. See letter