illiteracy
English
/ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The inability to read and write.
- (uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.
- (countable) A word, phrase or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
- (uncountable) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.
Etymology
Prefix from English literacy.
Origin
English
literacy
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Cognates and derived terms
- aliteracy English
- antiliteracy English
- biliteracy English
- cineliteracy English
- cyberliteracy English
- e-literacy English
- ecoliteracy English
- hyperliteracy English
- literacy English
- metaliteracy English
- multiliteracy English
- pluriliteracy English
- preliteracy English
- quasiliteracy English
- semiliteracy English
- subliteracy English
- technoliteracy English
- transliteracy English
- triliteracy English
- リテラシー Japanese
- literasi Indonesian
- literasiya Tagalog