| Noun | 1. | analphabetic - an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | |
| Adj. | 1. | analphabetic - relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabeticalphabetic, alphabetical - relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" | |
| 2. | analphabetic - not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"alphabetic, alphabetical - arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order" | |
| 3. | analphabetic - having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society" | |