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Definition of Aliteracy
1. Noun. The state of having the ability to read, but lacking interest in doing so. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aliteracy
1. [n -CIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aliteracy
Literary usage of Aliteracy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"However, less attention and therefore fewer dollars are given to the subtler
problem of aliteracy. Reluctant readers often do their schoolwork well—or at ..."
2. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"aliteracy. People Who Can Read but Won't. Washington, DC: American Enterprise
Institute for Policy Research, 1983. ... He goes on to state that aliteracy ..."
3. A Mind AT Work: We are our Questions. An Homage to Mihai Nadinby Mihai Nadin, Mercedes Vilanova, Frederic Chordá by Mihai Nadin, Mercedes Vilanova, Frederic Chordá (2003)
"He uses the term "aliteracy" for the disuse of literate skills by those who have
acquired them, and his vision of what is newly emergent in contemporary ..."
4. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"... HIV infection and AIDS, ignorance, illiteracy and aliteracy, and in general
the lack of respect or knowledge of basic Human Rights and social justice. ..."
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