Idiot vs Illiterate - What's the difference?
idiot | illiterate |
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
Unable to read and write.
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
As nouns the difference between idiot and illiterate
is that idiot is (slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design while illiterate is an illiterate person, one not able to read.As an adjective illiterate is
unable to read and write.idiot
English
Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.