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- [lit-uh-rah-tee]
- /ˌlɪt əˈrɑ ti/
- /ˌlɪt.ərˈɑː.tiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lit-uh-rah-tee]
- /ˌlɪt əˈrɑ ti/
Definitions of literati word
- noun literati Well-educated people who are interested in literature. 1
- noun plural literati literary intelligentsia 1
- noun plural literati Literati are well-educated people who are interested in literature. 0
- noun plural literati literary or scholarly people 0
- noun plural literati men of letters 0
- noun plural literati scholarly or learned people 0
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Origin of literati
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin līterāti learned, scholarly people, noun use of plural of līterātus. See literate
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Parts of speech for Literati
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
literati popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
literati usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for literati
noun literati
- institute — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
- department — A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
- university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
- personnel — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
- staff — a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
Antonyms for literati
noun literati
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- ineptness — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
noun plural literati
Top questions with literati
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