Illiterate vs. Aliteracy

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;

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.