English → Latin
“uneducated” in Latin
inērudītusuninformed, uneducated; illiterate; ignorantindoctusuntaught; unlearned, ignorant, untrainedrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled, awkward; rude
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
uneducated
ineruditus: indoctus (unlearned): rudis (raw, etc.): nulla disciplinā assuefactus (not accustomed to discipline): male educatus (ill-educated).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for uneducated?
- The usual Latin words for “uneducated” are inērudītus, indoctus, rudis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.