Illiteracy vs. Illiterate

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

Illiterateadjective

Unable to read and write.

Illiterateadjective

Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.

Illiterateadjective

Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.

Illiteratenoun

an illiterate person, one not able to read and write.

Illiterateadjective

Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.

Illiteratenoun

a person unable to read

Illiterateadjective

not able to read or write

Illiterateadjective

ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge;