lettered

Bearing alphabetic marks

Lettered means marked with letters or educated in literature.

A lettered sign displays written characters; a lettered person is well-read and learned.

In American sports, to letter is to earn a varsity letter—a fabric initial awarded for athletic achievement: She lettered in track and field her junior year.

alphabetic

alphabet

Language's letter system

engraved · embossed · stenciled · labeled · marked · printed · stamped · typography · calligraphy · font

educated

learned

Having much knowledge

cultured · intellectual · knowledgeable · academic · bookish · studious · enlightened · cultivated · refined · sophisticated

Categories
Opposites
literacy and education

letteredilliterate

Cannot read or write

unlettered · uneducated · unschooled · untaught · untutored

cultural refinement

lettereduncultured

Lacking refinement or education

uncultivated · unpolished · unrefined · lowbrow · uncivilized

inscription status

letteredblank

Without marks or content

unmarked · unlettered · plain · unlabeled · uninscribed

Phrases
Family

letter, letters, lettering, unlettered, letterer, lettermen

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G