illiteracy

== English == === Etymology === From il- +‎ literacy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/, /ɪˈlɪt͡ʃɹəsi/ === Noun === illiteracy (countable and uncountable, plural illiteracies) (uncountable) The inability to read and write. (uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage. (countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person. (uncountable, by extension) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered. ==== Quotations ==== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:illiteracy. ==== Synonyms ==== analphabetism ==== Antonyms ==== literacy ==== Coordinate terms ==== innumeracy semiliteracy subliteracy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aliteracy illiterate ==== Translations ==== === See also === alphabetism