Definition of Illiteracy

1. Noun. Ignorance resulting from not reading.

Generic synonyms: Ignorance

2. Noun. An inability to read.
Exact synonyms: Analphabetism
Generic synonyms: Inability
Derivative terms: Analphabetic
Antonyms: Literacy

Definition of Illiteracy

1. n. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.

Definition of Illiteracy

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Illiteracy

illinium
illiniums
illinois
Illinois
Illinoisan
Illinois River
illipe
illipes
illiquid
illiquidities
illiquidity
illision
illisions
illite
illiteracies
illiteracy (current term)
illiterate
illiterately
illiterateness
illiterates
illiterate person
illites
illitic
illness
illness
illnesses
illocutionary
illogic
illogical
illogicalities

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