functional illiterate — ☆ functional illiterate n. a person who does not meet minimum standards of literacy and thus finds it difficult or impossible to carry out everyday activities that require reading or writing … English World dictionary
functional illiterate — neraštingumas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Nemokėjimas skaityti ir rašyti. atitikmenys: angl. functional illiterate vok. funktionaler Analphabetismus rus. аналфабетизм … Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas
functional illiterate — noun Date: 1946 a person who has had some schooling but does not meet a minimum standard of literacy • functional illiteracy noun • functionally illiterate adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
functional illiterate — noun a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs • Hypernyms: ↑illiterate, ↑illiterate person, ↑nonreader … Useful english dictionary
functional illiterate — func′tional illit′erate n. soc a person with some basic education who still falls short of a minimum standard of literacy or whose reading and writing skills are inadequate to everyday needs • Etymology: 1945–50 func′tional illit′eracy, n.… … From formal English to slang
illiterate — n. a functional illiterate * * * [ɪ lɪt(ə)rɪt] a functional illiterate … Combinatory dictionary
illiterate person — noun a person unable to read • Syn: ↑illiterate, ↑nonreader • Hypernyms: ↑ignoramus, ↑know nothing, ↑uneducated person • Hyponyms: ↑analphabet, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
functional illiteracy — noun see functional illiterate … New Collegiate Dictionary
Functional illiteracy — refers to the inability of an individual to use reading, writing, and computational skills efficiently in everyday life situations. Illiteracy is the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language.CharacteristicsWhen illiterate, one… … Wikipedia
functionally illiterate — adjective see functional illiterate … New Collegiate Dictionary