How do you use Unlettered in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like illiterate or ignorant, plus the exact meaning.
Unlettered in a sentence
Unlettered meaning
- Not instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.
- Not expressed in or marked with letters.
Synonyms of Unlettered
Using Unlettered
- The main meaning on this page is: Not instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read. | Not expressed in or marked with letters.
- Useful related words include: analphabetic, illiterate, ignorant, nescient.
- In the example corpus, unlettered often appears in combinations such as: the unlettered, an unlettered.
Context around Unlettered
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unlettered
- In this selection, "unlettered" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, remain, father, woman and unaware stand out and add context to how "unlettered" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include among the unlettered and bissinger and as an unlettered woman goody. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unlettered" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unlettered
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They want people to remain unlettered, unaware. (7 words)
On the same time, a segment of the often unlettered audience that accepted everything in the name of faith. (19 words)
They ask how an unlettered Kunhikkannu is trading in books and jails him after finding a “prohibited book” in his collection. (21 words)
The Church is the largest nongovernmental organization on the planet, through which selfless women and men care for the poor, teach the unlettered, heal the sick, and work to preserve minimal standards of the common good. (36 words)
But, since a large proportion (nearly 90 per cent) are unlettered, with many unfit for physical labour due to old age, two square meals is about the best they can get. (31 words)
Narayan used to visit his wife once a year and the only communication the couple had was through letters which too were read by someone else to Basanti, who was unlettered. (31 words)
Example sentences (10)
But, since a large proportion (nearly 90 per cent) are unlettered, with many unfit for physical labour due to old age, two square meals is about the best they can get.
This is a common mistake among the unlettered, and Bissinger is a fine writer, so let’s assume it’s a simple typo.
Narayan used to visit his wife once a year and the only communication the couple had was through letters which too were read by someone else to Basanti, who was unlettered.
His unlettered father Misri Ram worked as a driver in Delhi nursing a dream to see his son become a big man.
Perhaps the Glovers would not stand for the Puritans’ intolerance and proselytizing attempts; perhaps, as an unlettered woman, Goody Glover could not communicate with the educated, ambitious Puritans.
They want people to remain unlettered, unaware.
On the same time, a segment of the often unlettered audience that accepted everything in the name of faith.
The Church is the largest nongovernmental organization on the planet, through which selfless women and men care for the poor, teach the unlettered, heal the sick, and work to preserve minimal standards of the common good.
They ask how an unlettered Kunhikkannu is trading in books and jails him after finding a “prohibited book” in his collection.
Opposite to this, Hasidic teachings cherished the sincerity and concealed holiness of the unlettered common folk, and their equality with the scholarly elite.
Common combinations with unlettered
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the unlettered 3×
- an unlettered 2×