adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ʌnˈɛdjʊkeɪtɪd/
UK:/ʌnˈɛd͡ʒʊkeɪtɪd/
US:/ʌnˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 N EH1 JH UH0 K EY2 T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not educated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who lacks education.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not having a good education
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: educated
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English educate English -ed English educated English uneducated From un- + educated.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
onopgevoed
— not educated
Bulgarian:
необразо́ван
(neobrazóvan)
— not educated
Czech:
nevzdělaný
— not educated
Dutch:
ongeschoold
— not educated
Finnish:
kouluttamaton
— not educated
French:
inculte
— not educated
Georgian:
გაუნათლებელი
(gaunatlebeli)
— not educated
German:
ungebildet
— not educated
German:
bildungsfern
— not educated
Gothic:
𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌸𐍃
(unuslaisiþs)
— not educated
Greek:
αμόρφωτος
(amórfotos)
— not educated
Ancient Greek:
ἀπαίδευτος
(apaídeutos)
— not educated
Ancient Greek:
ἀμαθής
(amathḗs)
— not educated
Hindi:
अशिक्षित
(aśikṣit)
— not educated
Hungarian:
műveletlen
— not educated
Hungarian:
tanulatlan
— not educated
Irish:
gan oideachas
— not educated
Irish:
gan scoil
— not educated
Irish:
tuatach
— not educated
Irish:
lábánta
— not educated
Italian:
incolto
— not educated
Kazakh:
білімсіз
(bılımsız)
— not educated
Korean:
무지하다
(mujihada)
— not educated
Korean:
무식하다
(musikhada)
— not educated
Korean:
무학하다
(muhakhada)
— not educated
Korean:
배운 데 없다
(bae'un de eopda)
— not educated
Korean:
멍청하다
(meongcheonghada)
— not educated
Kyrgyz:
билимсиз
(bilimsiz)
— not educated
Latin:
illitterātus
— not educated
Latin:
indoctus
— not educated
Latin:
inērudītus
— not educated
Plautdietsch:
onbelieet
— not educated
Polish:
niewykształcony
— not educated
Portuguese:
inculto
— not educated
Russian:
необразо́ванный
(neobrazóvannyj)
— not educated
Spanish:
inculto
— not educated
Spanish:
sin estudios
— not educated
Spanish:
non educado
— not educated
Spanish:
ineducado
— not educated
Spanish:
indocto
— not educated
Turkish:
eğitimsiz
— not educated
Yiddish:
נישט־דערצויגן
(nisht-dertsoygn)
— not educated