Illiterate vs Turbulent - What's the difference?
illiterate | turbulent | Related terms |
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.
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
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Illiterate is a related term of turbulent.
As adjectives the difference between illiterate and turbulent
is that illiterate is unable to read and write while turbulent is violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.As a noun illiterate
is an illiterate person, one not able to read.illiterate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* ignorant * unletteredAntonyms
* literateDerived terms
* illiteracy * illiterately * illiteratenessReferences
* (EtymOnLine)turbulent
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Adjective
(en adjective)Keeping the mighty honest, passage=The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position.}}