Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not knowing the alphabet; illiterate.
  • noun One who does not know the alphabet; one who cannot read.

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  • noun An illiterate person who does not know the letters of the alphabet

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet

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Examples

  • On my frequent travels to Cuba, I have never met an analphabet.

    The Sudden Curve: 2005

  • On my frequent travels to Cuba, I have never met an analphabet.

    The Land of Make-Believe 2005

  • Some issues seem ridicuolous to me, I do not know if they can realise that in many cases they write much to explain nothing, or that they use uncertain data given as pure truth, and that they seem to consider any skeptical just a child and a scientifical analphabet.

    Unthreaded #10 « Climate Audit 2007

  • As a complete dendro analphabet – I made a bit of search about dendrology done in my country and a dendrologist and a climatologist Rudolf Brazdil commented in one of his Czech papers:

    Bring the Proxies Up to Date!! « Climate Audit 2005

  • He called her again “Condolencia” [Condolences] and suggested that he would send the alphabetization method “Yo si Puedo” [yes, I can] to her since “she is showing to be a complete analphabet”.

    01/23/2005 - 01/30/2005 2005

  • And of the Mohammedan population nearly all the women are analphabet.

    India, Its Life and Thought 1881

  • My two best friends:one is racist and analphabet,the other said the world will end because there is too much faggots and bitches.

    Harold Bloom, literary lion, loses his shit on Potter fans…again « raincoaster 2007

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  • Is it wrong that I was pleased enough at finding this word to laugh out loud? Really. I'm tickled.

    August 11, 2008

  • Of course not! Outrageous joy in the face of new words - that's what Wordie is all about :D

    August 11, 2008

  • Riant! Riant!

    August 11, 2008

  • This word reminds me of analrapist--someone who combines the professions of analyst and therapist, according to Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development.

    April 16, 2010