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innumerate

/ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹət/

innumerate adjective: lacking numeracy.

Adjective

innumerate (comparative more innumerate, superlative most innumerate)

  1. Lacking numeracy.
    • The worry is that we, as a society, will become innumerate, not just illiterate. A.I. appears to be exacerbating an alarming trend in which our basic education is failing our young citizens.2025 June 2, Leif Weatherby, “A.I. Is Coming For the Coders Who Made It”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Noun

innumerate (plural innumerates)

  1. One who lacks numeracy skills.
    • Some innumerates simply refuse to accept that this decade, this century, this millennium all began on Jan. 1, 2001.2009 October 6, Clyde Haberman, “Regarding Jonah, Dinkins, Bloomberg and the Importance of a Yankees Victory”, in New York Times

innumerate meaning in Tamil

innumerate in Tamil

கணக்கறிவற்ற, எண்ணறிவற்ற, கணக்கறிவில்லாதவன்

Forms of innumerate

Adjective
comparativemore innumerate
superlativemost innumerate
Noun
pluralinnumerates

Origin of innumerate

From in- + numerate.

Questions about innumerate

What does innumerate mean?
Innumerate means lacking numeracy.
What is innumerate in Tamil?
Innumerate in Tamil is கணக்கறிவற்ற, எண்ணறிவற்ற, கணக்கறிவில்லாதவன். See Innumerate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is innumerate?
Innumerate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce innumerate?
Innumerate is pronounced /ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹət/.

Words near innumerate in the dictionary

  1. innumerableness
  2. innumerably
  3. innumeracies
  4. innumeracy
  5. innumeral
  6. innumerate
  7. innumerately
  8. innumerates
  9. innumerous
  10. innundated
  11. Innus

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