ILLITERACY
Dictionary entry overview: What does illiteracy mean? • ILLITERACY (noun)
The noun ILLITERACY has 2 senses:
1. ignorance resulting from not reading
2. an inability to read
Familiarity information: ILLITERACY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ILLITERACY (noun)
Meaning:
Ignorance resulting from not reading
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("illiteracy" is a kind of...):
ignorance (the lack of knowledge or education)
Meaning:
An inability to read
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
analphabetism; illiteracy
Hypernyms ("illiteracy" is a kind of...):
inability (lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something)
Antonym:
literacy (the ability to read and write)
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