Illiteracy

Pronunciation

Origin

- + literacy

Full definition of illiteracy

Noun

1. (uncountable) The inability to read.Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
2. (uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read, generally given as a percentage.
3. (countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.

Antonyms

• literacy

Related terms

• aliteracy
• illiterate