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[ ih-lit-er-uh-see ] / ɪˈlɪt ər ə si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR illiteracy ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural il·lit·er·a·cies for 3. a lack of ability to read and write. the state of being illiterate; lack of any or enough education. a mistake in writing or speaking, felt to be characteristic of an illiterate or semiliterate person: a letter that was full of illiteracies. Origin of illiteracyFirst recorded in 1650–60; illiter(ate) + -acy OTHER WORDS FROM illiteracysem·i-il·lit·er·a·cy, nounWords nearby illiteracyIllinois bundleflower, Illinois Waterway, ill-intentioned, illiquid, illite, illiteracy, illiterate, illiterati, ill-judged, ill-kempt, ill-looking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for illiteracyThey suffer sky-high maternal mortality rates, illiteracy, and a daily struggle against violence and poverty. The Sad Hidden Plight of Child Grooms|Nina Strochlic|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is all a result of segregated communities where illiteracy is rife and the men think they can get away with anything. The Psychology of Sex Slave Rings|Charlotte Lytton|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Illiteracy, a problem for Egypt long before the 2011 revolution, is currently estimated at 30 percent nationwide. Egypt’s Schools Deteriorate and Many Seek Education Abroad|Vivian Salama|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST Why, for example, are poverty and corruption, poor health and illiteracy, so stubbornly endemic? The Absurd Case Against Sonia Gandhi|Dilip D’Souza|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is not poverty, illiteracy, or the lack of democratic institutions. We Should Have Seen These Protests Coming|Andrew C. McCarthy|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Is illiteracy so much more dangerous to society than destitution? Paris and the Social Revolution|Alvan Francis Sanborn Illiteracy was common enough and might be overlooked, but a mixed marriage was unthinkable. My Lady of the Chimney Corner|Alexander Irvine Illiteracy and slow mentality lower the general level of intelligence. Society|Henry Kalloch Rowe This civilization of illiteracy is one of many literacies, each with its own characteristics and rules of functioning. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin Put down in each State the illiteracy, and make the comparison. American Missionary, Volume 43, No. 2, February, 1889|Various
Words related to illiteracyblindness, incapacity, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, unawareness, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, unfamiliarity, bewilderment, nescience, oblivion, dumbness, disregard, philistinism, uncouthness, sciolism, incomprehension |