unletteredness (C1)
noun
Definition
unletteredness means the state or condition of being unlettered; illiteracy. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses unletteredness to mean the state or condition of being unlettered; illiteracy.
The teacher asked students to find unletteredness in the reading.
Check the words around unletteredness to choose the right meaning.
How to Use unletteredness
- a/the unletteredness (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a unletteredness."
- unletteredness in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked unletteredness in context before translating it."
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