illiteracy (redirected from illiteracies)

il·lit·er·a·cy  (-ltr--s)

n. pl. il·lit·er·a·cies

1. The condition of being unable to read and write.

2. An error, as in writing or speech, made by or thought to be characteristic of one who is illiterate. See Usage Note at literate.

3. The condition or quality of being ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular subject or field: cultural illiteracy; scientific illiteracy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	illiteracy - ignorance resulting from not reading ignorance - the lack of knowledge or education
	2.	illiteracy - an inability to read analphabetism inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something literacy - the ability to read and write

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illiteracy

noun lack of education, ignorance, benightedness, illiterateness The rise in illiteracy is one aspect of the crisis in education.

Translations

illiteracy [ɪˈlɪtərəsɪ] N → analfabetismo m

illiteracy [ɪˈlɪtərəsi] n → illettrisme m

illiteracy

n → Analphabetentum nt; illiteracy rate → Analphabetismus m

illiteracy [ɪˈlɪt/ərəsɪ] n → analfabetismo