Standard Lemma guide

uneducated

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ʌnˈɛdjʊkeɪtɪd/
  • UK: /ʌnˈɛd͡ʒʊkeɪtɪd/
  • US: /ʌnˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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