Aliteracy vs. Illiteracy

Aliteracynoun

The state of having the ability to read, but lacking interest in doing so.

Aliteracy

Aliteracy (sometimes spelled alliteracy) is the state of being able to read but being uninterested in doing so. This phenomenon has been reported on as a problem occurring separately from illiteracy, which is more common in the developing world, while aliteracy is primarily a problem in the developed world.

Illiteracynoun

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

Illiteracynoun

(uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.

Illiteracynoun

(countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.

Illiteracynoun

The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.

Illiteracynoun

An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.

Illiteracynoun

ignorance resulting from not reading

Illiteracynoun

an inability to read