Home › Words › U › unletterednessunletterednessunletteredness · noun — the state or condition of being unlettered; illiteracy.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom unlettered + -ness.nounThe state or condition of being unlettered; illiteracy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.illiterature 75% match — Lack of learning; illiteracy. vs unletteredness →unlearnedness 74% match — The state or condition of being unlearned; lack of education. vs unletteredness →unliterate 72% match — Not literate; illiterate. vs unletteredness →unlettering 66% match — The removal of a letter or letters. vs unletteredness →letterless 64% match — Without the presence or use of alphabetical letters. vs unletteredness →unliterariness 63% match — The quality of being unliterary. vs unletteredness →educationless 62% match — Without education; uneducated, unschooled. vs unletteredness →booklessness 62% match — The state or condition of being bookless; lack of books. vs unletteredness →