Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for literate. Search instead for literatentum.
Definitions

literate

[lit-er-it] / ˈlɪt ər ɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Fighting back by being financially literate means a steady message of pay yourself first, live within your means and think about your future self.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

As comedy, the movie is feeble, and as allegory for the socioeconomically literate it is heavy-handed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But he also recognises security and privacy issues and the dangers that those "who are not digitally literate can easily be scammed".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Her superb collection of essays gathers up relics of the old world—the literate one—to demonstrate that such treasures are worth preserving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

And I was made to listen to George Orwell’s admission that, as a literate man, he would never be able to imagine what it is like to be one of the uneducated poor.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




Vocabulary lists containing literate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "literate" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com