Associations to the word «Literate»

Wiktionary

LITERATE, adjective. Able to read and write; having literacy.
LITERATE, adjective. Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.
LITERATE, adjective. Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).
LITERATE, noun. A person who is able to read and write

Dictionary definition

LITERATE, noun. A person who can read and write.
LITERATE, adjective. Able to read and write.
LITERATE, adjective. Versed in literature; dealing with literature.
LITERATE, adjective. Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields; "computer literate".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky