- illiteracy
- illiteracy (n.) 1650s, from ILLITERATE (Cf. illiterate) + -CY (Cf. -cy). Earlier in this sense was illiterature (1590s).
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illiteracy — UK US /ɪˈlɪtərəsi/ noun [U] ► the fact of being unable to read and write: »adult illiteracy »The government is trying to combat high rates of illiteracy. ► a situation in which someone knows little or nothing about a particular subject: »computer … Financial and business terms
Illiteracy — Il*lit er*a*cy, n.; pl. {Illiteracies}. [From {Illiterate}.] 1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illiteracy — I noun ineducation, inerudition, unintellectualism, unlearnedness, unscholarliness II index ignorance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
illiteracy — [i lit′ər ə sē] n. 1. the state or quality of being illiterate; lack of education or culture; esp., an inability to read or write 2. pl. illiteracies a mistake (in writing or speaking) suggesting poor or inadequate education … English World dictionary
illiteracy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ widespread ▪ Illiteracy was widespread at that time. ▪ adult ▪ poverty and high rates of adult illiteracy ▪ functional … Collocations dictionary
illiteracy — n. 1) to eliminate, stamp out illiteracy 2) functional; widespread illiteracy * * * [ɪ lɪt(ə)rəsɪ] stamp out illiteracy widespread illiteracy functional to eliminate … Combinatory dictionary
Illiteracy — Der Ausdruck Illiteralität (engl. illiteracy) bezeichnet einerseits die mangelnde Schreib und Lesekompetenz (Analphabetismus), er umfasst den Mangel an Textverständnis und Sinnverstehen. Andererseits versteht man unter Illiteralität geringe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
illiteracy — il|lit|er|a|cy [ ı lıt(ə)rəsi ] noun uncount 1. ) the state of not being able to read or write: problems such as illiteracy and poverty 2. ) the state of not knowing much about a subject: economic illiteracy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
illiteracy — noun 1) for these villagers, poverty and illiteracy go hand in hand Syn: inability to read or write 2) technological illiteracy Syn: ignorance, unawareness, inexperience, unenlightenment, lack of knowledge, lack of education; informal… … Thesaurus of popular words
illiteracy — noun a) The inability to read. Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country. b) The portion of a population unable to read, generally given as a percentage. Ant: literacy See Also: illiterate … Wiktionary
