Associations to the word «Illiteracy»
Noun
Wiktionary
ILLITERACY, noun. (uncountable) The inability to read.
ILLITERACY, noun. (uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read, generally given as a percentage.
ILLITERACY, noun. (countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.
Dictionary definition
ILLITERACY, noun. Ignorance resulting from not reading.
ILLITERACY, noun. An inability to read.
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.